Arms·Bodyweight·Compound

Incline Push-Up Close-Grip

Triceps · Bodyweight

Beginner

Body Part

Arms

Equipment

Bodyweight

Level

Beginner

Type

Compound

Force

Push

The Incline Push-Up Close-Grip is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Triceps.

Muscles Worked

Triceps primaryChest secondaryShoulders secondary

How to Do the Incline Push-Up Close-Grip

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

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Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.