How to Do the Close-Grip Push-Up off of a Dumbbell

Intermediate · Body Only · Targets Triceps, Abdominals, Chest, Shoulders

Close-Grip Push-Up off of a Dumbbell demonstration
💪 Triceps, Abdominals, Chest, Shoulders🏋️ Body Only📊 Intermediate🏷️ Strength

How to perform it

  1. Lie on the floor and place your hands on an upright dumbbell. Supporting your weight on your toes and hands, keep your torso rigid and your elbows in with your arms straight. This will be your starting position.
  2. Lower your body, allowing the elbows to flex while you inhale. Keep your body straight, not allowing your hips to rise or sag.
  3. Press yourself back up to the starting position by extending the elbows. Breathe out as you perform this step.
  4. After a pause at the contracted position, repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

The Close-Grip Push-Up off of a Dumbbell primarily targets your Triceps, with support from your Abdominals, Chest, Shoulders. You'll need body only.

Make it count toward your goal

Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Close-Grip Push-Up off of a Dumbbell slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.