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Exercise of the Week: Dips with Leg Extensions

By , About.com GuideFebruary 28, 2012

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If you want to add intensity to your usual triceps dips (and, really, who would blame you?), you'll really enjoy dips with a leg extension...or, as many of my clients call it, "Are You Crazy?"

Tacking on a leg extension to an already tough exercise not only adds to the work of each arm, it targets the quads and the core as well.

Do it right: Sit on a step or chair, hands next to thighs, knees bent. Push off the step and bend the elbows into a dip. As you press up, extend the right leg, reaching for the toe with your left hand. Lower and repeat on the other side, alternating sides for 1-3 sets of 8-16 reps. Enjoy the burn!

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March 2, 2012 at 4:17 am
(1) Personal Trainers Perth says:

If you are continuously doing dips from the number of days then i can say that your heart is pumping in a right way and then you don’t need any cardiovascular exercise routine. It is one of the exercises which force the heart to pump like running and jogging.

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