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{{Unreferenced|date=October 2025}}[[File:Dipexercise.svg|thumb|300px|right|A dip bar being used to do the dip exercise.]]
A '''dip bar''' is a piece of [[Physical fitness|fitness]] equipment that consists of a U-shaped bar, usually about {{cvt|25|mm|in|sigfig=1}} in diameter, which surrounds the user's body at the waist. It is designed for the performance of, and named after, the [[dip exercise]].

In addition to this exercise, much like the [[trap bar]] can be used for [[deadlift]]s, a dip bar has other potential uses. It can, for example, be used to do [[handstand pushup]]s, or the forearms can lie on it to be used as a (probably less comfortable) [[captain's chair]] for doing things such as [[knee raise]]s. When dip bars have clearance under the handles, they also allow the exerciser to do things like [[hip abduction]] leg raises, to work muscles like the [[gluteus medius]].

Dip bars that are high enough can also be used via having the hands below the bar instead of on top of them, using the [[finger flexor]]s to hang on. They can be used to hold the very top motion of a pull-up (generally they are not high enough to allow significant range of motion in this movement, even if the knees are bent or pulled to the chest) as well as to perform [[supine row]]s.

==See also==
*[[Parallettes]]
*[[Rings (gymnastics)]]
*[[Chin-up bar]]

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[[Category:Weight training equipment]]