Dips are one of the newest activities you can play on Cadoo, and they're a fantastic way to build real upper-body strength. When there's money on the line with your friends, you want to know the count is honest. Good news: it is. Cadoo verifies your dips with your phone's camera plus AI pose tracking, so every rep that counts is a rep you actually earned.
Here's exactly how it works, and how to make sure every rep you do gets counted.
How Cadoo counts your dips
Cadoo watches your body move using your phone's camera and AI pose tracking. For dips, it follows the angle at your elbows. As you lower yourself by bending your elbows and then press back up to straight arms, Cadoo sees one full lower-and-press motion and counts it as one rep.
That's the whole idea: one clean rep down, one clean press back up to the top. No guessing, no honor system. The camera confirms what your body actually did.
Practice mode: get set before it counts
Before your reps start counting, Cadoo walks you through a quick guided setup. You'll fit your body inside the on-screen outline, hold still for a moment so Cadoo can lock on, and do one practice rep to confirm everything looks right. Then you record for real.
Because the camera is the source of truth, good framing makes all the difference. Set your phone side-on so your upper body and arms are clearly in the shot, with decent lighting. When Cadoo can see you clearly, your counts are accurate.
How form scoring works (and why some reps don't count)
Every rep is graded for form on a 0 to 100% scale. Reps that fall below the quality bar (around 40%) don't count toward your total. For dips, Cadoo is checking two things:
- Depth — you need to bend your elbows and lower far enough. A shallow dip won't count.
- Lockout — press all the way back up to straight arms at the top of each rep.
After your session, you'll see your attempted reps, your credited reps, and your average form score. That way you always know exactly how many reps landed and how clean they were.
What this means for you
Only credited reps count toward winning money. That keeps every game fair, protects the pot, and puts everyone on a level playing field. Nobody can pad their numbers with half-reps, and you never have to wonder whether a friend's count was legit. The camera confirms it for everyone.
Tips to get every rep counted
- Film side-on so your depth at the bottom is clearly visible.
- Keep your full upper body and arms inside the frame.
- Set up in good lighting so the camera can track you cleanly.
- Lower far enough and lock out to straight arms on every single rep.
- Prop your phone somewhere steady so the view doesn't shake.
Do those five things and the camera counts every rep right alongside you. Cadoo scores your other bodyweight moves — pushups, squats, situps, pullups, and plank — the exact same way, so once you've got dips down, you're ready for all of them.
Frequently asked questions
How does Cadoo count dips?
The camera tracks your elbows bending as you lower and straightening as you press up. One lower-and-press is one rep.
Why didn't a dip count?
Reps are form-scored on depth and lockout. Shallow dips or reps without straight arms at the top aren't credited.
How should I film it?
Set up side-on so your depth at the bottom is clearly visible, with your upper body and arms in frame.
