Close grip bench press

[MartinDrive]

[FONT=&quot]Whenever you do a close grip bench press, how much of your chest is really involved? I know it's nothing like a real bench press, but none the less..[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]I ask because I'm trying hard to bring up my chest right now, and I don't want to overtrain it..[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Or is it possible that it may actually help my chest if it's trained as an assisting muscle?[/FONT]
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[SteveMobsterG]

To a degree but, kinda obvs, it's more tricep.

 

[P0N]

It involves a little chest, but is primarily a tricep lift

 

[stevesmi]

you will over train your shoulders way faster than your chest benching

if you have a bird chest then be patient and keep working at it. combine getting stronger with putting in the hours and good things will happen. when i was 14 i had a bird chest, 2 years later i was much bigger. weight training works but be patient and do it smart

 

[RoySimpson]

Definitely works the triceps primarily. I get great pumps from close grip bench.