Close-Grip EZ-Bar Press
How to do the Close-Grip EZ-Bar Press with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Triceps
Chest, Shoulders
E-Z Curl Bar
How to do the Close-Grip EZ-Bar Press
- 1
Lie on a flat bench with an EZ bar loaded to an appropriate weight.
- 2
Using a narrow grip lift the bar and hold it straight over your torso with your elbows in. The arms should be perpendicular to the floor. This will be your starting position.
- 3
Now lower the bar down to your lower chest as you breathe in. Keep the elbows in as you perform this movement.
- 4
Using the triceps to push the bar back up, press it back to the starting position by extending the elbows as you exhale.
- 5
Repeat.
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Every Close-Grip EZ-Bar Press set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your triceps volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.
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