Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press — Bodyweight Variation
Bodyweight version of the Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press. Same target muscle (triceps) with a different equipment requirement.
Substitution plate
Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press is a PUSH triceps parent; the BODYONLY swap keeps force direction first, kit second.
Parent exercise
Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press
canonical record
Primary muscle
Triceps
trained via parent
Equipment
Bodyweight
this variation
Parent docs
849
mid third · 249 BODYONLY
Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press opens on force profile: a PUSH parent (Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press) swapped onto Bodyweight. Force direction is the first filter before muscle (triceps) or kit.
This BODYONLY substitute sits in the middle third of the 883-page catalogue by parent instruction mass (657–974 chars). Mid-pack parents typically document enough for a safe PUSH/COMPOUND transfer without being a full coaching essay.
BODYONLY swap on Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press (PUSH · DEEP · force)
One of 249 Bodyweight substitutes on PlainExercise. Parent Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press is triceps · barbell · beginner with 849 instruction characters (DEEP, mid corpus band). Use this page when bodyweight is what you have; open the parent for the step list.
Educational catalogue only, not medical or personal-training advice.
Parent exercise · DEEP
See Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press for steps and muscle targets; this BODYONLY page is the substitute frame only (849 chars of parent instruction mass).
Safety notes · BODYONLY · PUSH/COMPOUND
Bodyweight removes external load on a beginner triceps pattern. Keep reps honest; add pauses before chasing volume when joint control still feels new. Read the Compound vs isolation guide before programming the swap.
Read with Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press
Nearest BODYONLY cohort peers by parent documentation depth (DEEP · PUSH/COMPOUND · FLOOR), plus parent and guide.
Barbell Ab Rollout — Bodyweight Variation
BODYONLY swap on Barbell Ab Rollout (abdominals). Parent docs 848 chars · Δ1 vs this DEEP parent.
Barbell Step Ups — Bodyweight Variation
BODYONLY swap on Barbell Step Ups (quadriceps). Parent docs 853 chars · Δ4 vs this DEEP parent.
Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Bench Press — Bodyweight Variation
BODYONLY swap on Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Bench Press (chest). Parent docs 845 chars · Δ4 vs this DEEP parent.
Deficit Deadlift — Bodyweight Variation
BODYONLY swap on Deficit Deadlift (lower back). Parent docs 854 chars · Δ5 vs this DEEP parent.
Iron Cross — Bodyweight Variation
THIN pole in the BODYONLY cohort, parent Iron Cross at 2 instruction chars.
Power Clean — Bodyweight Variation
DEEP pole in the BODYONLY cohort, parent Power Clean at 3264 instruction chars.
Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press
Canonical parent (BARBELL · PUSH · COMPOUND). Steps and muscle map live here, this page is the BODYONLY substitute only.
Compound vs isolation
Guide drill for a BODYONLY · FLOOR · DEEP substitute, how to judge whether the force profile still transfers.