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ID: Incline_Push-Up_Close-Grip

Incline Push-Up Close-Grip

LEVEL: beginner
Incline Push-Up Close-Grip

PROTOCOL SPECS

  • CATEGORYstrength
  • MECHANICcompound
  • FORCEpush
  • EQUIPMENTbody only

MUSCLE ENGAGEMENT

PRIMARY TARGETS

triceps

SECONDARY TARGETS

chestshoulders

EXECUTION PROTOCOL

  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.