Close-Grip Push-Up

Setup

1. 01Place the hands on the floor directly under the shoulders or slightly inside.
2. 02Set the feet together or hip width behind you.
3. 03Form a straight line from head to heels with the glutes and core braced.
4. 04Point the fingers forward with wrists stacked under the shoulders.

Execution

1. 01Lower the chest toward the hands with the elbows tracking back along the ribs.
2. 02Touch the chest near the hands or stop just above the floor.
3. 03Press back up to full elbow lockout.
4. 04Keep the body rigid as one unit through every rep.

Checkpoints

• -Elbows stay tucked close to the torso, not flared wide.
• -The hips neither sag nor pike during the set.
• -The whole body moves together; the chest and hips arrive at the same time.

Common mistakes

• -Placing the hands so close the wrists collapse inward.
• -Flaring the elbows and turning it into a standard push-up.
• -Cutting depth as the triceps fatigue.
• -Letting the head poke forward toward the floor.