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The Clock Push-Up is an explosive push-up variation in which the hands and body travel sideways after each repetition. The chest, shoulders, and triceps create enough force fo...
Read exercise guideThe Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press is a flat-bench pressing variation that places greater emphasis on the triceps. The chest and shoulders assist as the bar lowers to the tors...
Read exercise guideThis Close-Grip Dumbbell Press uses one dumbbell held vertically with both hands. Only the shoulders rest across the bench while the hips remain below it. The triceps perform...
Read exercise guideThe Close-Grip EZ-Bar Curl uses the inner bends of an EZ-bar to train the biceps. The angled grip may feel more comfortable at the wrists than a narrow grip on a straight bar....
Read exercise guideThe Close-Grip EZ-Bar Curl with Band combines an EZ-bar curl with elastic resistance. The biceps bend the elbows while the forearms maintain the narrow angled grip. Band tensi...
Read exercise guideThe Close-Grip EZ-Bar Press is a flat-bench pressing exercise that emphasizes the triceps. The chest and shoulders assist as the bar lowers toward the lower chest and returns...
Read exercise guideThe Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown is a vertical pulling exercise performed with a narrower overhand grip. The lats provide the primary pulling force while the biceps, middle b...
Read exercise guideThe Close-Grip Push-Up off a Dumbbell places both hands around one elevated support to emphasize the triceps. The chest, shoulders, and abdominals assist as the body lowers an...
Read exercise guideThe Close-Grip Standing Barbell Curl trains the biceps with the hands positioned only a few inches apart. The forearms support the narrow underhand grip as the elbows bend. Be...
Read exercise guideCocoons are a bodyweight abdominal exercise that combines a reverse crunch with an upper-body crunch. The arms and legs begin extended before the knees tuck inward and the sho...
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