Chest exercise

Close Grip Incline Bench Press

How to do the Close Grip Incline Bench Press with correct form — the muscles worked, equipment, and step-by-step technique from the Fitonist exercise library.

Lie flat on an incline bench and set your hands at shoulder width. Inhale and allow the bar to descend slowly by unlocking the elbows. Lower the bar in a straight line to the base of the sternum (breastbone) and touch the chest. Push the bar back up in a straight line by…
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Illustration showing the Close Grip Incline Bench Press
Targets

Muscles worked

Chest muscle Chest Primary Triceps muscle Triceps Secondary Shoulders muscle Shoulders Secondary
Gear

Equipment

Barbell Barbell Incline bench Incline bench
Technique

How to do the Close Grip Incline Bench Press

  1. 1 Lie flat on an incline bench and set your hands at shoulder width. Inhale and allow the bar to descend slowly by unlocking the elbows. Lower the bar in a straight line to the base of the sternum (breastbone) and touch the chest.
  2. 2 Push the bar back up in a straight line by pressing yourself into the bench, driving your feet into the floor for leg drive, and extending the elbows.