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Lower yourself down until your arms are at a 90-degree angle, with your upper arms parallel to the floor and your forearms pointing downwards.

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hen it comes to working out your arms, it can be tempting to grab a large weight, do some biceps curls and hope for the best. But if you want to improve your upper-body strength as a whole, it’s important not to neglect your triceps, which are the relatively small muscles at the back of your upper arms. ‘Triceps dips are a useful exercise to keep on rotation in your workouts as they are proven to improve upper-bod

W to stabilise you as you dip down. TO MISTAKES Compiled by Niamh Leonard-Bedwell. Photograph Alamy