Progression ladder for the Dip Machine

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

Easier and harder steps around the Dip Machine

These are the substitutes for the Dip Machine, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps (6)

  1. Lever Seated Dip

    • Beginner
    • Lever
    • Triceps
  2. Triceps Overhead Extension With Rope

    Triceps Overhead Extension With Rope

    • Intermediate
    • Cable
    • Triceps
  3. Assisted Chest Dip (Kneeling)

    • Beginner
    • Lever
    • Pectorals
  4. Cable Lying Triceps Extension

    • Beginner
    • Cable
    • Triceps
  5. Cable Kneeling Triceps Extension

    • Beginner
    • Cable
    • Triceps

Where you are now

Dip Machine

Dip Machine

  • Intermediate
  • Machine
  • Triceps

Harder steps (6)

  1. Lever Standing Chest Press

    • Intermediate
    • Lever
    • Pectorals
  2. Reverse Dip

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Triceps
  3. Dips - Triceps Version

    Dips - Triceps Version

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Triceps
  4. Elbow Dips

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Triceps
  5. Weighted Three Bench Dips

    • Intermediate
    • Weighted
    • Triceps
  6. Weighted Tricep Dips

    • Intermediate
    • Weighted
    • Triceps

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