Close Grip Bench Press
Step-by-step technique for Close Grip Bench Press, an exercise for triceps using barbell. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Lie on the bench and grip the bar narrower than shoulder-width.
- Keep your elbows close to your body.
- Lower the bar to your lower chest.
- Press up until your arms are straight.
Coach tip: The close grip shifts the load from chest to triceps.
Muscles worked
Primary: Triceps
Secondary: Chest, Front Delts
Close Grip Bench Press is a strength exercise that loads the triceps using barbell. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary
- Chest, Front Delts
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Type
- Strength