Progression
Progression ladder for the Impossible Dips
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.
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Easier and harder steps around the Impossible Dips
These are the substitutes for the Impossible Dips, 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
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ring dips
- Advanced
- Body-weight
- Triceps
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weighted triceps dip on high parallel bars
- Advanced
- Weighted
- Triceps
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Power Jerk
- Advanced
- Barbell
- Quads
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Handstand Push-Ups
- Advanced
- Body-weight
- Delts
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chest dip
- Advanced
- Body-weight
- Pectorals
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Dips - Triceps Version
- Intermediate
- Body-weight
- Triceps
Where you are now
Impossible Dips
- Advanced
- Body-weight
- Triceps
Harder steps
Nothing in the substitutes for the Impossible Dips scores harder than it.
Log a workout on the Impossible Dips
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