Main muscle
Supporting
Beginner
Close-grip dumbbell press
A bench press with the dumbbells pressed together, for the triceps and inner chest.
- Works
- TricepsChest
- Equipment
- Dumbbells + Bench
How to do it
- 1Lie on a flat bench with the dumbbells pressed together over your chest, palms facing each other.
- 2Keep the dumbbells touching the whole time.
- 3Lower them to your chest with your elbows close to your body.
- 4Press them back up, squeezing them together.
Coach's tips
- Squeezing the dumbbells together keeps the work on the triceps.
Dumbbells + Bench taken? Do this instead
Same muscles, different equipment. Closest match first.