Close grip dumbell bench?

[Mush]

Would this exercise be as effective as with a barbell for triceps? Anyone do it?
I'm asking as I workout alone and failing on the excercise with a bar can be dangerous.

[papi93]

Just keep your elbow positioning the same as when you use the barbell and it should work fine.

[Mike750]

Would this exercise be as effective as with a barbell for triceps? Anyone do it?
I'm asking as I workout alone and failing on the excercise with a bar can be dangerous.

Never thought of trying it, but, yeah it should be okay. As papi said, just keep all positioning the same.

I train alone also and don't have any fear of failing on CGBP with bb since the weight I use is actually not enough to hurt me. I've failed a few times when this tricky bastard of an exercise snuck up on me and just ended up with the bb resting on my chest for a few seconds while I laughed to myself and then re racked the weight.

Otherwise, do you have access to a power rack? I think you know where I'm going with this.

[Briggsy]

The idea of a close grip dumbell press sounds great in theory however a few problems will arise that may render it useless.

first of all if you are using a proper amount of weight with the dumbells you wil find your arms will travel down the path of least resistance which usually means it starts wide (dumbells either side of chest) and end with them close together. When i have tried to change the path of the dumbells balance problems arise making it very tricky for you to carry out a taxing workout as you spend most of the time balancing the weight.

A good substitute for a close grip bench press when using dumbells is to hold the weights do that both hands are facing each other. this stresses the inner chest and the triceps giving you the same benefits of using a bench.

all the best

[Mush]

Never thought of trying it, but, yeah it should be okay. As papi said, just keep all positioning the same.

I train alone also and don't have any fear of failing on CGBP with bb since the weight I use is actually not enough to hurt me. I've failed a few times when this tricky bastard of an exercise snuck up on me and just ended up with the bb resting on my chest for a few seconds while I laughed to myself and then re racked the weight.

Otherwise, do you have access to a power rack? I think you know where I'm going with this.

lol, I see. No, I don't unfortunately have access to a power rack.
I'll give the dumbell method a go but if it doesn't work I just will try not to go to utter failure with the barbell.

[Mush]

The idea of a close grip dumbell press sounds great in theory however a few problems will arise that may render it useless.

first of all if you are using a proper amount of weight with the dumbells you wil find your arms will travel down the path of least resistance which usually means it starts wide (dumbells either side of chest) and end with them close together. When i have tried to change the path of the dumbells balance problems arise making it very tricky for you to carry out a taxing workout as you spend most of the time balancing the weight.

A good substitute for a close grip bench press when using dumbells is to hold the weights do that both hands are facing each other. this stresses the inner chest and the triceps giving you the same benefits of using a bench.

all the best

Good idea, cheers!

[rockhuddy]

If I want db presses to hit my triceps more, I prefer to do them with my palms facing in. This forces you to tuck your elbows and is much more comfortable than trying to tuck them with your palms facing forward.