JM Press

Start

Finish

How to do it

With a close grip on a bench, lower the bar toward the base of the throat while letting the elbows travel forward, then press it back on the same diagonal path.

Muscles worked

Primary: triceps · Also works: chest, front delts

Equipment

Barbell, Full gym

Common mistakes

• Treating it as a close-grip bench and lowering straight down to the chest
• Loading it heavy before the groove is learned — the bar path sits over the throat
• Letting the elbows flare instead of staying tucked and travelling forward

Variations

• Smith machine JM press
• Dumbbell JM press

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• Close-Grip Bench Press
• EZ-Bar Skullcrusher
• Dumbbell Skullcrusher

Take care: ABROFIT automatically removes this movement for anyone who has flagged a elbow problem. If that's you, use one of the swaps above and speak to a physio before loading it.

Related exercises

• Bench Triceps Diptriceps
• Diamond Push-Uptriceps
• Close-Grip Push-Uptriceps
• Incline Close-Grip Push-Uptriceps
• Bodyweight Skullcrushertriceps
• Wall Triceps Extensiontriceps