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Close-Grip Smith Machine Bench Press

Also: smith close grip bench press

Main
Triceps
Secondary
ChestShoulders
Equipment
Smith machineBench
Level
Beginner
Movement
Horizontal push

How to do it

  1. Adjust the seat height and position yourself on the bench with your feet flat on the ground.
  2. Grasp the barbell with a close grip, slightly narrower than shoulder width apart.
  3. Lower the barbell towards your chest, keeping your elbows close to your body.
  4. Pause for a moment at the bottom, then push the barbell back up to the starting position.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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