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Close-Grip Barbell Overhead Press

Also: barbell standing close grip military press

Main
Delts
Secondary
TricepsUpper back
Equipment
Barbell
Level
Intermediate
Movement
Vertical push

How to do it

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart and hold the barbell with an overhand grip, hands slightly closer than shoulder width apart.
  2. Lift the barbell to shoulder height, keeping your elbows close to your body.
  3. Press the barbell overhead, extending your arms fully.
  4. Lower the barbell back to shoulder height.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Same movement

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Exercise data: exercises-dataset (MIT) by Hasan Emir Yıldırım