Exercise
Medicine Ball Close-Grip Push-Up
Also known as: medicine ball close grip push up, medball push up, close grip push up on ball
Medicine Ball Close-Grip Push-Up is a compound exercise for the triceps. Main target: triceps lateral head. Also works: middle chest, anterior deltoid and upper abs. Equipment: medicine ball.
Muscles worked
How to do it
- Place both hands on a medicine ball and take a push-up position with your body in a straight line.
- Lower your chest toward the ball, keeping the elbows close to your body.
- Press back up to full arm extension, stabilizing the ball throughout.
- Brace your core the whole set — the unstable surface adds a balance demand.
Similar exercises
Supine Chest Throw
Medicine ball
Middle chestTriceps lateral head
Alternatives with other equipment
Triceps Pushdown - Rope Attachment
Cable
Triceps lateral head
Dumbbell Cross-Face Triceps Extension
Dumbbell
Triceps lateral head
Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press
Barbell
Triceps lateral headTriceps medial head
Push-Ups - Close Triceps Position
Bodyweight
Triceps lateral headTriceps medial head
Close-Grip EZ-Bar Press
EZ curl bar
Triceps lateral headTriceps medial head
Dip Machine
Machine
Triceps lateral headTriceps medial head
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