Lying Close-Grip Barbell Triceps Press To Chin

What it is

This movement isolates your triceps, helping to build strength and definition in the back of your upper arms. You perform it lying on a flat bench, pressing an EZ Curl Bar in a controlled path towards your chin. The focus is entirely on your triceps, maximizing their engagement throughout the exercise. It is an effective isolation exercise for arm development.

Technique tips

• Keep your upper arms stationary; only your forearms should move.
• Lower the bar slowly until it lightly touches your chin.
• Inhale as you lower the bar, exhale as you press it back up.
• Contract your triceps powerfully at the top of the movement.
• Maintain a close grip on the EZ Curl Bar.
• Ensure your elbows stay tucked in towards your body.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.