Assisted Dips vs Jackhammer Pushdown

Maximizing Your Chest Workout Plan

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Planfit users log Assisted Dips more often — 13,620 sessions vs 13. Compare Chest form, muscles worked, and when to use each.

Customize Your Chest Workout: Explore the Benefits of Assisted Dips and Jackhammer Pushdown for Better Comparison.

Planfit Users' Choice about Assisted Dips vs Jackhammer Pushdown : Which is Better?

Based on randomly selected data from 1 million completed workouts, Planfit users log Assisted Dips more often — 13,620 sessions compared to 13 for Jackhammer Pushdown.

Popularity is not the whole answer. Assisted Dips and Jackhammer Pushdown differ in the muscles they load, the equipment they need, and how hard they are to learn — the comparison below covers each.

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How to Assisted Dips

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Assisted Dips muscles worked: Chest

Form

  1. 1. Please slowly lower down while keeping your shoulders fixed down.
  2. 2. If you go down too much, you may injure your shoulders, so please gradually increase your range of motion.
  3. 3. Return to the starting position while engaging your core.

Coach's Comment

  1. If you go down too much, you could injure your shoulders, so please be careful.

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How to Jackhammer Pushdown

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Jackhammer Pushdown muscles worked: Chest

Form

  1. 1. Keep your elbow fixed and push the handle down to straighten your arm.
  2. 2. Hold the feeling of contraction in your triceps at the bottom position for a moment.
  3. 3. While keeping your elbow from moving back, slowly return the handle to the starting position.
  4. 4. Repeat the same motion smoothly without any bouncing.

Coach's Comment

  1. 1. Keep your elbows fixed so they don't move back and forth, and be careful not to push with your shoulders.
  2. 2. Keep your wrists straight so they don't bend.
  3. 3. Avoid weights that are too heavy to the point of compromising your form.

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