Push Up - Feet Elevated Close Grip
Recommendations: 2-3 Sets, 10-15 Reps
Intermediate Triceps Chest Strength Flat Bench Push Compound Gym Home
Purpose: This exercise increases strength and produces greater functional strength for pressing movements.
Benefits: Close grip pushups work the triceps more than the chest.
Lie face down on an exercise mat. Place your hands close together. Place your toes on a bench behind you and keep your back straight. This is your starting position. Straighten your elbows while pushing up with your arms. Exhale during this movement. Keep your back straight throughout the exercise. Slowly return to the starting position. Inhale during this movement. Repeat for the recommended number of repetitions.
Typically pushups are considered to be a chest exercise. However, when the hands are placed in a close grip, it works the triceps muscles more. The closer the grip, the more the triceps are worked.
Step 1
Lie face down on an exercise mat, hands close together, toes on a flat bench behind you.
Lie face down on an exercise mat. Place your hands close together. Position your toes on a supine (flat) bench behind you and keep your back straight. This is your starting position.
Step 2
Straighten your elbows while pushing up with your arms.
Straighten your elbows while pushing up with your arms. Exhale during this movement. Keep your back straight throughout the exercise.
Step 3
Slowly return to the starting position.
Slowly return to the starting position. Inhale during this movement. Place your hands close together. Keep your toes on a supine (flat) bench behind you and your back straight.