Barbell JM press

Triceps

• Target muscles: arms, chest, shoulders
• Equipment: barbell
• Level: advanced

How to do it

1. Lie on a bench with your feet on the floor, shoulder blades pressed into the pad.
2. Grip the bar with a close grip, hands close together, and extend your arms above your chest.
3. Bending your elbows and keeping them tucked, lower the bar toward your neck and upper chest.
4. At the bottom, your forearms nearly touch your biceps, with the bar over your upper chest.
5. Extend your arms and press the bar back up without flaring your elbows out.
6. Repeat for the desired number of reps.

Swap it for

• ez barbell jm bench press
• barbell close-grip bench press
• barbell incline close grip bench press
• barbell reverse close-grip bench press
• dumbbell twisting bench press
• three bench dip

Easier

• smith close-grip bench press
• barbell close-grip bench press
• barbell incline close grip bench press
• barbell reverse close-grip bench press