Close-Grip Bench Press
Triceps
Barbell
Intermediate
START
END
THE CUE
Hands shoulder-width apart, elbows tucked close to your body throughout.
MUSCLES WORKED
Triceps Brachii
Also: Pectoralis Major, Anterior Deltoid
COACH'S NOTE
Hands shoulder-width, elbows tucked
How to do it
01
Lie on a flat bench. Grip the bar at shoulder width (not too narrow).
The full close-grip bench press guide is in the app.
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3 more steps
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3 common mistakes and how to fix them
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Animated demo and a rest timer, set by set
Open it in Fittrexx — free
How Fittrexx programs it
compound · strength
STYLE
Full gym
WHERE
🔒 In the app
SETS × REPS
🔒 In the app
REST
Fittrexx writes the sets, reps, rest and starting weight for close-grip bench press from your goal, experience and gear, then adjusts them as it learns how you recover.
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IN THE APP
Log close-grip bench press in seconds.
Weight × reps per set, your previous set shown beside it, and a live bar that tells you whether this session beats last time.
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