Dumbbell Close-Grip Press
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
The Dumbbell Close-Grip Press is a compound exercise targeting the chest and triceps. By using a close grip with the dumbbells, it emphasizes the triceps while also engaging the chest and shoulders for overall upper body strength development.
How to do it
- Lie back on a bench with feet planted on the ground.
- Hold a dumbbell in each hand at chest level with palms facing each other.
- Press the dumbbells upward, fully extending the arms while keeping them close together.
- Pause briefly at the top, then lower back to the starting position.
Muscles worked
Primary Triceps Brachii
Secondary Deltoid Anterior Pectoralis Major Sternal Head
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