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Barbell JM Press

Barbell JM Press

Lie back on a flat bench and unrack a barbell with a shoulder-width grip, holding it over your chest like a close-grip bench press. Lower the bar by hinging at the elbows so it travels toward your upper neck or chin, keeping your elbows tucked and forearms close to vertical. When the bar reaches the bottom, press it back up by aggressively extending your elbows. The JM press is a hybrid of a close-grip bench and a skull crusher that loads the triceps heavily.

How it is executed

  1. Lie back on a flat bench and unrack a barbell with a shoulder-width grip, holding it over your chest like a close-grip bench press.
  2. Lower the bar by hinging at the elbows so it travels toward your upper neck or chin, keeping your elbows tucked and forearms close to vertical.
  3. When the bar reaches the bottom, press it back up by aggressively extending your elbows.
  4. The JM press is a hybrid of a close-grip bench and a skull crusher that loads the triceps heavily.
Muscles worked
Triceps
Primary muscle
Triceps
Equipment
Barbell
Movement pattern
Push
Difficulty
Advanced
What it is for
Strength · Hypertrophy

Variations and substitutions

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