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
- 1Lie on a flat bench while holding a barbell using a palms down grip that is about 15 inches apart.
- 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.
- 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.
- 4Now return the barbell to the starting position by reversing the motion as you exhale.
- 5Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Related Exercises
Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.