How to Do Close-Grip EZ-Bar Press
Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the close-grip ez-bar press.
| Main muscles | Triceps |
| Also works | Chest, Shoulders |
| Equipment | E-Z Curl Bar |
| Level | Beginner |
| Type | Strength |
How to do it
- Lie on a flat bench with an EZ bar loaded to an appropriate weight.
- 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.
- Now lower the bar down to your lower chest as you breathe in. Keep the elbows in as you perform this movement.
- Using the triceps to push the bar back up, press it back to the starting position by extending the elbows as you exhale.
- Repeat.
Form tips
- Start light and own the movement before adding weight.
- Control the lowering phase — don't drop into it.
- Keep breathing; exhale on the hardest part.
- Stop if you feel sharp pain (different from muscle burn).
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