Close-Grip Push-Up
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Equipment
The close-grip push-up is a bodyweight exercise that targets the triceps and chest, enhancing upper body strength and muscle definition. It involves lowering and raising the body using increased triceps and chest engagement.
How to do it
- Start in a high plank position with hands directly under shoulders and elbows close to the body.
- Engage the core and lower the body until the chest is just above the ground.
- Push through hands to return to the starting position.
Muscles worked
Primary Pectoralis Major Sternal Head Triceps Brachii
Secondary Deltoid Anterior Rectus Abdominis Serratus Anterior
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