Bench Press - Close Grip (Camber Bar)
Trains the triceps, with help from the chest and shoulders. You need a barbell. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
In the programs
None of our programs use the Bench Press - Close Grip (Camber Bar)
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a triceps exercise that is, there are 12 on the Triceps page.
Muscles worked
What Bench Press - Close Grip (Camber Bar) trains
Technique
How to do the Bench Press - Close Grip (Camber Bar)
- Lie on a flat bench with your eyes under the bar and grip the camber bar with your hands about shoulder-width apart, closer than your normal bench grip.
- Unrack the bar and hold it over your chest with your arms straight, shoulder blades pulled back and down.
- Lower the bar under control, keeping your elbows tucked close to your body. The bend in the bar lets it travel a little below chest height.
- Press the bar back up until your arms are straight. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Stop the bar at a depth your shoulders are comfortable with; the camber allows a longer range than a straight bar, it does not require it.
- Keep your elbows tucked so the triceps do most of the work.
- Keep your feet planted and your upper back tight on the bench throughout.
- Use a spotter or safety arms, as the extra range makes a stalled rep harder to rack.
Substitutes
Swap Bench Press - Close Grip (Camber Bar) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Bench Press - Close Grip (Camber Bar) for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.