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Incline Push-Up Close-Grip

Incline Push-Up Close-Grip is a beginner strength exercise using body only. It works the triceps, with help from the chest and shoulders.

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Main muscles
triceps
Also works
chest, shoulders

How to do it

  1. Stand facing a Smith machine bar or sturdy elevated platform at an appropriate height.
  2. Place your hands next to one another on the bar.
  3. Position your feet back from the bar with arms and body straight. This will be your starting position.
  4. Keeping your body straight, lower your chest to the bar by bending the arms.
  5. Return to the starting position by extending the elbows, pressing yourself back up.

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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).

Incline Push-Up Close-Grip: muscles worked and how to do it | Hominin