Close-Grip Floor Press
Push · triceps · intermediate
Start
FinishHow to do it
Lying on the floor with a shoulder-width grip, lower the bar until the back of the upper arms touch the ground, pause for a second, then press to lockout.
Muscles worked
Primary: triceps · Also works: chest, front delts
Equipment
Barbell, Full gym
Common mistakes
- Bouncing the elbows off the floor to start the press
- Letting the elbows flare out as the set gets heavy
- Skipping the dead-stop pause that makes the movement worth doing
Variations
- Dumbbell close-grip floor press
- Dead-stop press from pins
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