L Russian Dip
Russian Dips challenge the athlete's range of motion and mobile strength, as it requires a lot more control and shoulder functionality than other dips. If your goal is muscle-ups, you should master these first. Adding the "L" in the L Russian Dip will work your abdominal control even more and force your focus on exerting strength through the full-body. You'll be surprised how much load the L-shape adds to your movement.
- Type Of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Chest, Triceps, Shoulders, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Equipment: Dip Station, Parallel Bars
L Russian Dip
![L Russian Dip 1 L Russian Dip Beginning](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RussianL-1-ev.jpg)
![L Russian Dip 2 L Russian Dip End](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RussianL-2-ev.jpg)
![L Russian Dip 3 L Russian Dip](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com/gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/L-Russian-Dip.jpg)
- Begin in a strong top support position in an L shape, with your legs straight and feet level with your hips.
- Depress your shoulders by pushing down into the bars.
- Maintain the L and lower down to the bottom of a full range of motion dip.
- Instead of ascending from there, drop back onto your upper arms (not your forearms).
- Press forward and dip out to complete the rep.
- Maintain the L (90-degree hip angle) and strongly depressed shoulders throughout.
- Repeat for reps.
![L Russian Dip 4 Russian Dip](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/HBP_PE11_-_3.jpg)
- Exercise: Russian Dip
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Chest, Triceps, Shoulders
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Equipment: Dip Station, Parallel Bars
![L Russian Dip 5 Ring Dip](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/HBP_PE13_-_3.jpg)
- Exercise: Ring Dip
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Chest, Triceps, Shoulders
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Equipment: Gymnastic Rings