Ellim is a free AI-powered personal coach and fitness app for iOS. It features an AI workout generator that creates personalized workout plans in seconds, a library of 3,500+ exercises, meal tracking with AI food recognition, comprehensive progress tracking, and pre-built workout routines.

How does the AI personal coach work?

Describe the workout you want in plain English — for example, "upper body strength workout" or "30-minute HIIT session." Ellim's AI personal coach instantly generates a complete workout plan with exercises, sets, reps, and rest periods, matched from our library of 3,500+ exercises.

Is Ellim free to use?

Yes, Ellim is completely free to use. Core features including the AI workout generator, exercise library, workout tracking, meal logging with food search and barcode scanning, and pre-built routines are available at no cost — no ads, no credit card required. AI food recognition from photos is available as a premium feature.

What types of exercises does Ellim include?

Ellim includes over 3,500 exercises across multiple categories including weight training, bodyweight exercises, stretching and flexibility routines, and cardio workouts. Each exercise comes with detailed instructions.

Can Ellim create personalized workout plans?

Yes, Ellim's AI personal coach creates fully personalized workout plans based on your goals, preferences, and workout history. You can also build custom routines manually or choose from 100+ pre-built workout programs.

Does Ellim track meals and nutrition?

Yes, Ellim includes a dedicated Meal tab for tracking your nutrition. You can search for foods, scan barcodes to add items instantly, or use AI-powered food recognition to identify what you're eating from a photo. Food search and barcode scanning are free, while AI photo recognition is a premium feature.

All Exercises

Elbow dips

Strengthen your triceps, shoulders, and chest with bodyweight elbow dips. Learn proper form to build upper body pushing strength and endurance.

Intermediate

Compound

Push

1 min per set2 min rest

Upper Arms

Description

A strength training exercise that focuses on tricep muscles and also engages the shoulder and chest muscles. It involves bending the elbows to lower the body, and then straightening them to lift the body.

How to Do Elbow dips

1
Setup
Begin in a forearm plank position with your body forming a straight line from head to heels, supported by your forearms and toes.
2
Setup
Ensure your elbows are directly beneath your shoulders, forearms parallel, and palms flat on the ground or hands clasped.
3
Inhale and slowly lower your hips towards the floor by bending further at your elbows, keeping your body in a rigid, straight line.
4
Lower until your chest is close to the ground, feeling a stretch in your triceps and shoulders.
5
Exhale and powerfully press through your forearms and elbows, extending them to push your body back up to the starting forearm plank position.

Tips

Maintain a rigid plank throughout the entire movement, actively engaging your core and glutes to prevent your hips from sagging or lifting too high.
Control the eccentric (lowering) phase, taking 2-3 seconds to descend, to maximize time under tension and build greater strength.
Focus on driving through the entire surface of your forearms and elbows, imagining you are pushing the floor away from you to initiate the upward movement.
Keep your shoulder blades pulled back and down, away from your ears, to maintain shoulder stability and optimal muscle activation.

Common Mistakes

×Allowing your hips to sag towards the floor puts excessive strain on the lower back; fix this by tightening your core and glutes to keep your body in a straight line.
×Flaring your elbows out to the sides reduces triceps activation and can strain the shoulder joint; fix this by keeping your elbows tucked in closer to your body.
×Performing a short range of motion limits muscle engagement; fix this by lowering your body until your chest is nearly touching the floor, ensuring a full stretch in the triceps and shoulders.