Tricep Exercise Articles:

This weeks feature tricep workout & tricep muscle building articles are located on the tricep articles page. We update our tricep workout articles often so check back for updates.

Tricep Exercises:

Tricep exercise
Best tricep exercise
Tricep extension
Tricep dip
Lying tricep extension
Tricep rope extension
Tricep kickback
Tricep press down
Close grip bench press
Tricep Pushups

Tricep Workouts:

Best Tricep workout
Tricep workout
Tricep training

Tricep Muscle & Injury:

Tricep muscle (anatomy)
Tricep stretch
Tricep injury
Tricep tendonitis

Close Grip Bench Press

The close grip bench press was voted our best tricep building exercise! With a full range of motion and the ability to load your tricep muscles up with heavy weights the close grip bench press is the king of tricep building exercises! On this page we show you how to do a close grip bench press using the correct technique. See the information below on how how to do a close grip bench press:

Close grip Bench Press
Exercise Name:	Close grip bench press
Equipment Used:	bench press or smith machine
Muscles Worked:	Tricep, chest, front deltiod (shoulder)
Variations:	Negatives, grip variations, dumbell
How To Do:	Lay down on the bench with your feet firmly set on the floor Grip the bar about 1 hands width inside your shoulders Keeping your elbows by your side, lower the bar until it almost touches your chest Push back up to the top of the movement without locking your elbows repeat steps 3&4 for desired reps
Example Pictures:	Close grip bench press start Close grip bench press finish
Good technique tips:	The best advice we can give you for the close grip bench press is to tuck your elbows in as much as possible. You can train heavy on the close grip bench press, so grab a spotter and bust out some low rep heavy sets to hit your triceps.