Close Grip Push Up
Exercise Data
| Main Muscle Worked: | Triceps |
| Other Muscles Worked: | Chest, abs |
| Equipment: | Bodyweight |
| Mechanics Type: | Compound |
Tips
Use the same starting position and breathing pattern as the basic pushup. Bring your hands together and form a triangle with your index fingers and thumbs (or place your hands shoulder-width apart — as Craig Ballantyne is doing in the above photos). As you go down to the floor, your elbows should go to the side, which incidentally puts more stress on your triceps and inner chest. Close-grip pushups also require more balance. By stabilizing your body, your trunk muscles will work throughout the entire movement.
At first, close-grip pushups might hurt your wrists, so make sure you stretch appropriately and start off slowly.
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