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Push-Ups - Close Triceps Position

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Type: Strength
Main Muscle Worked: Triceps
Other Muscles: Chest, Shoulders
Equipment: Body Only
Mechanics Type: Compound
Level: Intermediate
Sport: No
Force: Push
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Push-Ups - Close Triceps Position Guide

Main Muscle: Triceps

  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.

Variations:

  • If you are new at this exercise and do not have the strength to perform it, you can either bend your legs at the knees to take off resistance or perform the exercise against the wall instead of the floor.
  • For the most advanced lifters, you can place your feet at a high surface such as a bench in order to increase the resistance.

See Also: Push-Up



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Jan 16, 2012 5:05 PM: Some how, this is exercising my inner chest muscle; rather then my tri's. any clue?



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10/10

Sep 26, 2011 6:01 AM: This is one of my faves for when I don't feel like pushing the dead weights. It really does focus on the triceps and some of my back. I find that a few sets of 10 with a good break between helps the wrists, but everyone is different.



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9/10

Aug 25, 2011 11:22 PM: it is good for the triceps and the interior deltoids and especially for the middle part and lower part of the chest



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5/10

Aug 12, 2011 5:04 PM: its an okay for tricep but very hard on the wrist.



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Review: Push-Ups - Close Triceps Position

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10/10

Aug 9, 2011 8:16 AM: great workout for tri's, anyone that want's really get a workout from tri's should do it. try doing 3x10 in between your other triceps workout you'll really feel the burn.



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10/10

Aug 9, 2011 8:14 AM: great workout anyone that wants to strength there tri's a little more should do this. i do 3x10 in between my other tricep workout.



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Review: Push-Ups - Close Triceps Position

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6/10

Apr 4, 2011 7:43 PM: Works the triceps well but for certain people (including me) it can really hurt your wrists. I try and avoid them.



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9/10

Mar 22, 2011 3:55 PM: best push-up for tricep



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Mar 22, 2011 3:54 PM: best push-up for tricep



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