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Close-grip bench press
Flat bench, head, shoulders, and hips down. Hands about shoulder-width, thumbs around the bar.
- 1Unrack and keep the elbows close to the ribs.
- 2Lower the bar to the lower chest, wrists stacked over the elbows.
- 3Press until the arms are long. Don't lock them hard, and don't let the elbows flare.
Easy to miss: A grip so narrow the wrists bend, or the elbows drifting out like a wide bench.