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Push-Ups - Close Triceps Position

Push-Ups - Close Triceps Position is an intermediate compound bodyweight exercise that mainly works your triceps, with help from your chest and shoulders.

💪 Triceps🏋️ Bodyweight📈 Intermediate🔗 Compound🎯 3 sets of 8-15 reps
Push-Ups - Close Triceps Position: starting position
Starting position
Push-Ups - Close Triceps Position: end position
End position

How to do the push-ups - close triceps position

  1. Lie on the floor face down and place your hands closer than shoulder width for a close hand position. Make sure that you are holding your torso up at arms' length.
  2. Lower yourself until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.
  3. Using your triceps and some of your pectoral muscles, press your upper body back up to the starting position and squeeze your chest. Breathe out as you perform this step.
  4. After a second pause at the contracted position, repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary: TricepsSecondary: ChestSecondary: Shoulders

Sets and reps

Do 3 sets of 8-15 controlled reps, stopping 1-2 reps before failure. When you can do 15 easily, slow the tempo or add weight.

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Push-Ups - Close Triceps Position alternatives

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FAQ

What muscles does the push-ups - close triceps position work?

It mainly works your triceps; your chest and shoulders assist.

How many sets and reps of push-ups - close triceps position should I do?

Do 3 sets of 8-15 controlled reps, stopping 1-2 reps before failure. When you can do 15 easily, slow the tempo or add weight.

Is the push-ups - close triceps position good for beginners?

It suits lifters with some experience. Beginners can start with a lighter weight or one of the alternatives below.

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