
Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Force
- Pull
- Mechanic
- Compound
- Type
- Strength
Also works: Chest, Lats, Shoulders, Triceps
How to do the Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover
- 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.
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