Incline Push-Up Close-Grip

How to do the Incline Push-Up Close-Grip

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.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	triceps
Secondary	chest, shoulders
Equipment	no equipment
Difficulty	beginner
Type	compound

Train the same muscles a different way

6 alternatives for the same triceps, with and without kit.

Close-Grip Dumbbell Press Dumbbell Lying Dumbbell Tricep Extension Dumbbell Standing One-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension Dumbbell Tate Press Dumbbell Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press Barbell Decline Close-Grip Bench To Skull Crusher Barbell

Harder than the Incline Push-Up Close-Grip

Bench Press with Chains expert · Barbell Chain Handle Extension intermediate · Other Equipment Seated Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension intermediate · Dumbbell

Superset the Incline Push-Up Close-Grip with

Opposing biceps work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Alternate Hammer Curl biceps Alternate Incline Dumbbell Curl biceps Barbell Curl biceps Barbell Curls Lying Against An Incline biceps

Common questions

What muscles does the Incline Push-Up Close-Grip work?

The Incline Push-Up Close-Grip primarily works the triceps, with the chest and shoulders as secondary movers. Bench Dips, Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press, and Close-Grip Dumbbell Press train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Incline Push-Up Close-Grip?

None — the Incline Push-Up Close-Grip is bodyweight, so it works at home, in a hotel room or outdoors. Bench Dips and Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press also need nothing.

Is the Incline Push-Up Close-Grip suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Incline Push-Up Close-Grip is rated beginner. Bench Press with Chains, Chain Handle Extension, and Seated Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension are the progressions from here.

Where should the Incline Push-Up Close-Grip go in a workout?

Early — the Incline Push-Up Close-Grip is compound, working 3 muscle groups, so run it first or second while you are fresh, then superset Alternate Hammer Curl and Alternate Incline Dumbbell Curl later.

Similar exercises

Bench Dips Bodyweight Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press Barbell Close-Grip Dumbbell Press Dumbbell Close-Grip EZ-Bar Press EZ Curl Bar Close-Grip Push-Up off of a Dumbbell Bodyweight Decline Close-Grip Bench To Skull Crusher Barbell