Incline Push-Up Close-Grip
- Main muscles
- Triceps
- Also works
- Chest, Shoulders
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Level
- Beginner
- Type
- Compound · Push
How to do it
- Stand facing a Smith machine bar or sturdy elevated platform at an appropriate height.
- Place your hands next to one another on the bar.
- Position your feet back from the bar with arms and body straight. This will be your starting position.
- Keeping your body straight, lower your chest to the bar by bending the arms.
- Return to the starting position by extending the elbows, pressing yourself back up.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the Incline Push-Up Close-Grip work?
- Mainly the triceps, with help from the chest, shoulders.
- What equipment do I need?
- Nothing but your bodyweight.
- Is it good for beginners?
- Yes, it is rated beginner level.
- How do I track progress on it?
- Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.
More triceps exercises
- Bench Dips
- Body Tricep Press
- Body-Up
- Close-Grip Push-Up off of a Dumbbell
- Dips - Triceps Version
- Push-Ups - Close Triceps Position
Exercise descriptions: free-exercise-db, public domain.