How to Do
How to Do Close Grip Barbell Bench Press
Ability to move shoulder and elbow without any experience of pain or discomfort
Each close grip barbell bench press should begin with good posture to avoid injury. Brace the spine by drawing your lower abdomen inward. Your core muscles should be activated to support your posture as you perform the exercise.
If any pain is experienced, immediately stop this close grip barbell bench press.
Beginning
Beginning Close Grip Bench Press
Lay your back flat against the bench with your knees bent, with feet flat on the ground.
Place your hands on the barbell at a position that's slightly less than your shoulder width.
Movement
Close Grip Bench Press Movement
1. Keep abdominal muscles tightened.
2. Begin by slowly lowering the barbell to your chest, by flexing your elbows.
3. Elbows should be kept close to your body.
4. Keep shoulder blades in a retracted and depressed position.
5. Return the barbell to the starting position by extending your elbows and contracting your chest muscles.
Benefits
Close Grip Bench Press Benefits
Relative isolated hypertrophy and strength of triceps
Exercise Aliases
Barbell Bench Press, How To Do a Chest Press with a Barbell, Barbell Press
