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Close-grip Press-ups

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Description

Drop into a strong plank position, bringing your hands close together until they're almost touching. (picture 1)Bend your elbows to slowly bring your chest to the floor (picture 2). Keep your elbows close to your body as you push back up explosively. Repeat. Ensure you take your time lowering on each rep, keeping your form sharp.

Muscles

Front
Back

Primary muscles

  • Brachialis
  • Lats
  • Chest (pectoralis major)
  • Trapezius

Secondary muscles

  • Front deltoid
  • Biceps
  • Triceps

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Description and images from the open wger exercise database, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (authors: wger.de, philip, jptjptjptjpt). Translations by Calix are shared under the same license. Muscle diagrams: wger project (AGPL-3.0).