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PUMPING UP YOUR arms when you're short on equipment can feel like a tall task. There is one movement in your workout repertoire, however, that you can depend on to train your triceps to the max when you're outside the gym: the close-grip pushup.

This bodyweight workout staple takes one of the most reliable gear-free upper body movements, the pushup, and tweaks the position shift the focus more squarely onto the triceps muscles.

Even though this is a simple, basic movement, the close-grip pushup can be more difficult than you might expect—especially if you've learned a common technique that will put you in a compromised position. Let Men's Health fitness director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S.…