Close-Grip Push-Up

Danish: Armstrækning med smalle hænder

Movement pattern

Horizontal push

Equipment

Bodyweight

Main muscles

Triceps brachii (lateral head), Triceps brachii (long head), Triceps brachii (medial head)

Also works

Deltoid (anterior part), Pectoralis major (clavicular head), Pectoralis major (sternocostal head), Serratus anterior

Stabilisers

External abdominal oblique, Gluteus maximus, Internal abdominal oblique, Rectus abdominis, Transversus abdominis

Muscle groups

Triceps

Level

Beginner

Type

Compound, push

Load

Bodyweight

Logged as

Reps

Joint load

Elbow: moderate, Wrist: moderate

Related exercises

Belongs to: Push-Up

Variation of: Push-Up

Other names

German: Liegestütze mit engem Griff · Spanish: Flexiones con agarre estrecho · French: Pompes prise serrée

wger: Close-grip Press-ups

Also called: Close-Grip Press-Up, Close-Grip Pushup

Build a plan See it in the explorer

Identifier: https://overachiever.eu/kg/exercise/close-grip-push-up

Exercise data: Exercise Knowledge Graph by Giovanni Degani, incl. wger contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0. Version 1.0.0. Adapted from the Exercise Knowledge Graph; licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution and sources · Download the data (JSON)