Shoulders · Cable
Cable Incline Close Grip Shoulder Press with V Bar
How to do the cable incline close grip shoulder press with v bar, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- VerticalPush
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Set an incline bench in front of a low cable pulley fitted with a V bar, and sit back against the support holding the bar with a close neutral grip at shoulder level. Press the bar up and slightly forward until your arms are extended, then lower under control back to your shoulders.
- 1Your front delts and triceps driving the bar up and away
- 2Elbows staying tucked in with the close grip
- 3A controlled return until you feel a stretch at the shoulders
Common mistakes
- Flaring your elbows wide on the press
- Arching your back off the support to move the weight
- Letting the bar crash back down to the bottom
Muscles worked
The cable incline close grip shoulder press with v bar mainly works the front delts and triceps, with the side delts, upper chest, and upper traps assisting.
- Front DeltsPrimary
- TricepsPrimary
- Side DeltsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Upper TrapsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Lower TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.