Close-Grip Push-Up Against the Wall
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
The close-grip push-up against the wall is an upper body exercise that targets the triceps and chest, providing a gentle resistance workout. It's suitable for beginners and aids in strengthening the upper body using body weight.
How to do it
- Stand facing a wall, about an arm's length away.
- Place your hands flat on the wall at shoulder height and close together.
- Keep your body straight and lean into the wall by bending your elbows.
- Lower until your nose almost touches the wall, then push back to the starting position.
Muscles worked
Primary Triceps Brachii
Secondary Deltoid Anterior Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head Pectoralis Major Sternal Head