Progression ladder for the Smith 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 Smith Close-grip Bench Press

These are the substitutes for the Smith 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 Smith Close-grip Bench Press scores easier than it.

Where you are now

Smith Close-grip Bench PressPlay demonstration

Smith Close-grip Bench Press

  • Intermediate
  • Smith-machine
  • Triceps

Harder steps (6)

  1. Smith Bench PressPlay demonstration

    Smith Bench Press

    • Intermediate
    • Smith-machine
    • Pectorals
  2. Smith Machine Bench Press

    Smith Machine Bench Press

    • Intermediate
    • Machine
    • Pectorals
  3. Smith Wide Grip Bench PressPlay demonstration

    Smith Wide Grip Bench Press

    • Intermediate
    • Smith-machine
    • Pectorals
  4. Close-grip Ez-bar Press

    Close-grip Ez-bar Press

    • Intermediate
    • Ez-barbell
    • Triceps
  5. Ez-bar Close-grip Bench PressPlay demonstration

    Ez-bar Close-grip Bench Press

    • Intermediate
    • Ez-barbell
    • Triceps
  6. Barbell JM Bench PressPlay demonstration

    Barbell JM Bench Press

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Triceps

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