Back · Barbell · Compound · Intermediate

Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover

Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover, start position
Start
Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover, end position
End
FrontBack
PrimarySecondary
Main muscles
Lats
Also working
Chest, Lats, Shoulders, Triceps

How to do it

  1. Lie on a flat bench with a barbell using a shoulder grip width.
  2. Hold the bar straight over your chest with a bend in your arms. This will be your starting position.
  3. While keeping your arms in the bent arm position, lower the weight slowly in an arc behind your head while breathing in until you feel a stretch on the chest.
  4. At that point, bring the barbell back to the starting position using the arc through which the weight was lowered and exhale as you perform this movement.
  5. Hold the weight on the initial position for a second and repeat the motion for the prescribed number of repetitions.

Swaps on other equipment

Each has the lats as its main muscle and is also a pull, on a different piece of equipment.

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