Exercise Guide

Dumbbell Close-Grip Press

beginnerRecommendedCompoundCore Variation
Exercise Visual

Dumbbell Close-Grip Press

Triceps Dumbbell

beginner

Category

upper arms

Body Part

upper arms

Equipment

dumbbell

Target

triceps

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sit on a flat bench with a dumbbell in each hand, resting on your thighs.

  2. 2

    Using your thighs to help raise the dumbbells, lift the dumbbells one at a time so that you can hold them in front of you at shoulder width.

  3. 3

    Once at shoulder width, rotate your wrists forward so that the palms of your hands are facing away from you. This will be your starting position.

  4. 4

    As you breathe in, slowly lower the dumbbells to your side until they are about level with your chest.

  5. 5

    As you exhale, use your triceps to lift the dumbbells back to the starting position.

  6. 6

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles

ChestTricepsShoulders

Movement Data

Role

Close Grip Press

Pattern

push

Priority

6/10

Variation Rank

2

Workout Split

push

Classification

Compound

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