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Main Muscles worked

• Triceps

Other Muscles Worked

• Shoulders

Close Grip Push Ups Guide

• Place your palms on the floor and ensure your thumbs are touching each other.

• Extend your legs backwards and make sure that only your toes are touching the floor. Maintain a straight body.

• Keep tension on your triceps by slightly bending your elbows.

• Lower your body as far as you can but don’t touch the ground. Ensure your body maintains a straight line.

• Pause and push back to the starting position without locking the elbows.
• Repeat for your desired reps

Trainer’s Tips

• Always ensure your elbows are tucked in by your side throughout.
• Desist from locking out your elbows to ensure there is enough tension on the triceps.
• Don’t start with this exercise. It fits perfectly as a second or a finishing exercise.

Close Grip Push Ups Benefits

• The close grip push ups emphasize more on the inner most parts of your pectoral muscles and gets them worked out.
• Increases and strengthens the deltoids and triceps more as compared to a normal push up.
• The close grip push ups require no equipment and can be performed anywhere.