Close-Hands Pushup
Close-Hands Pushup builds upper body strength. This exercise targets muscle groups like the anterior deltoids in your shoulders, your pectoral chest muscles, and triceps muscles—specifically the triceps brachii.
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Triceps Press
Triceps Press is an effective upper body workout that helps to bring stability to your shoulders and arms, improves flexibility, and increases range of motion. This prevents injury and makes it easier to perform daily activities by using the upper body, such as pushing heavy loads or upper body sports like swimming, rowing, and boxing.
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Instructions
- Lie on your side on the floor with both legs bent at a 90-degree angle. Bend your upper arm in front of your chest, pressing your palm to the floor. Bend your forearm, passing it over your chest and under your armpit.
- Extend the elbow of the upper arm, pressing the arm into the floor and strongly flexing the triceps, lifting the upper body off the floor. Hold for a second at the top and return to the starting position.
Tips
- Be sure to tighten your triceps at the top of the movement.
Alternative Exercises
Pike Push-ups
An upper-body exercise performed in a pike stance, targeting the shoulders and upper chest while building overhead pressing strength and core stability.
Tricep Dips
A bodyweight arm exercise lowering and lifting the body using parallel bars or a bench, targeting the triceps while improving upper-body pushing strength.
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