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I, Mike, would also add that to have healthy skin you need to eat good food sources of Vitamin A: carrots, sweet potatoes, apricots, spinach, broccoli, collard greens, and milk. Sue and I eat spinach every day. I drink at least three glasses of milk a day.

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Triceps Dips Week 2 Day 3

I'm not as sore as I was before my Wed. workout. Starting to think I'm getting to the end of the return on investment of this triceps dips program. Thinking hard about changing to another muscle group on Monday. I am also evaluating the issue of having to buy all new shirts. I think if I lay off these push ups and triceps dips, I might not have to buy new shirts. It is very hard to find affordable quality shirts here in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.

I like this demonstration of the chair method of triceps dips. Not everyone has a swimming pool that can be used year round. If you click on the photo, you will go to a page with a gif image that shows how to do chair dips. She displays an easy method, using a little help from the legs. It might be better for a person who is overweight or new to weight resistance training.

Today, I was able to do the following sets with a 90 second rest between each set: 15, 15, 15, 15, 30 = 90 triceps dips in about 13 minutes.

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Triceps Dips Week 2 Day 2

I'm really feeling this triceps workout. It is definitely working my body in new ways. I can feel the changes in muscles in all of my back, from my bottom to my neck. It is also working my pectorals. I can't explain why this is so, but I feel it for sure.

I am still doing my triceps dips at the corner of our pool, with nearly total body weight. Graphic on the right displays the chair method for doing triceps dips. Click the photo to see a full motion video and tips for doing chair triceps dips correctly.

Today, I was able to do the following sets with a 90 second rest between each set: 15, 15, 15, 15, 26 = 86 triceps dips in about 13 minutes.

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Triceps Dips Week 2 Day 1

It is fun to continue this triceps dips program. Today, I decided to extend my rest period between sets to 90 seconds. My sets today were 15, 15, 15, 15, 20 = 80 total dips. 

Once again I was able to significantly increase my quantity of dips. The first 4 sets reflected an increase in 50%, from 10 to 15 repetitions each set last week. My maximum repetitions to failure was the same as last time. The total number of dips was 33% more repetitions than my last work out.

These are really major increases in strength and endurance over such a short period of only 4 workouts. I wonder if it might be better to quit the program before the goal of six weeks. Then cycle into another program. The level of productivity drops off in the later weeks. The ACE training manual advises changing your workout routine every 2 to 6 weeks.

Triceps Dips Week 1 Day 3

It's been two days since my last triceps dips workout. Yesterday, it was too cool and wet to get into the pool. Today was beautiful.

Warmed up my muscles first, doing 10 minutes of water aerobics, using our air filled water dumbbells. That got the blood flowing.

I then did the following sets: 10, 10, 10, 10, 20 = 60 total triceps dips at the corner of our apartment's pool. The 5th set was, as usual, up to failure. It is really encouraging to already be able to do 20 consecutive triceps dips after only 3 workouts. That amounts to more than 66% increase in my ability to do consecutive triceps dips.

What makes it even more encouraging is that I did the 5 sets and total of 60 dips in less than 7 minutes. When I did my initial test to see my maximum ability, I only did water aerobics warm up. So to do 20 consecutive triceps dips after only 60 seconds rest from doing the previous 4 sets is really exciting to me.

You can also experience great strength gains. There is nothing special about my physical ability. I'm just a 52 year old guy playing around in the pool.  Just make a commitment to do a 2-6 week program! It will give you a lot more strength. 

You don't have to do your triceps dips in a pool. You can also do them on a chair. Put your hands on the seat of a stable chair, with your feet on the floor out in front of you. These will be much easier than my pool corner triceps dips.