Progression ladder for the Barbell Close-grip Bench Press
Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.
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Easier and harder steps around the Barbell Close-grip Bench Press
These are the substitutes for the Barbell Close-grip Bench Press, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.
Easier steps
Nothing in the substitutes for the Barbell Close-grip Bench Press scores easier than it.
Where you are now
Barbell Close-grip Bench Press
- Intermediate
- Barbell
- Triceps
Harder steps (6)
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Close-grip Ez-bar Press
- Intermediate
- Ez-barbell
- Triceps
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Ez-bar Close-grip Bench Press
- Intermediate
- Ez-barbell
- Triceps
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Medicine Ball Supine Chest Throw
- Intermediate
- Medicine-ball
- Triceps
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Barbell JM Bench Press
- Intermediate
- Barbell
- Triceps
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Floor Press With Chains
- Advanced
- Barbell
- Triceps
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EZ Barbell Decline Close Grip Face Press
- Intermediate
- Ez-barbell
- Triceps
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