JM press
- Intermediate
- Barbell
Bar toward the chin, elbows toward your feet
Muscles worked
- Primary:
- Triceps
- Secondary:
- Chest
How to do it
- Lie on the bench with the bar over your chest and a grip slightly narrower than your shoulders.
- Lower the bar towards your chin by bending your elbows, letting them drift slightly towards your feet.
- Press back up by extending your elbows.
Common mistakes
- Turning it into a close-grip bench by lowering to the chest.
- Using so much weight that your elbows flare.
Tips
- A hybrid of close-grip press and skull crusher: lots of triceps with moderate loads.
- Start with an empty bar until you own the movement.