Chest·Barbell·Compound

Front Raise And Pullover

Chest · Barbell

Beginner

Body Part

Chest

Equipment

Barbell

Level

Beginner

Type

Compound

Force

Pull

The Front Raise And Pullover is a beginner barbell exercise that primarily targets the Chest.

Muscles Worked

Chest primaryLats secondaryShoulders secondaryTriceps secondary

How to Do the Front Raise And Pullover

  1. 1Lie on a flat bench while holding a barbell using a palms down grip that is about 15 inches apart.
  2. 2Place the bar on your upper thighs, extend your arms and lock them while keeping a slight bend on the elbows. This will be your starting position.
  3. 3Now raise the weight using a semicircular motion and keeping your arms straight as you inhale. Continue the same movement until the bar is on the other side above your head . (Tip: the bar will travel approximately 180-degrees). At this point your arms should be parallel to the floor with the palms of your hands facing the ceiling.
  4. 4Now return the barbell to the starting position by reversing the motion as you exhale.
  5. 5Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Related Exercises

Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.