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Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover
Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover is a intermediate strength exercise using barbell. It works the lats, with help from the chest, lats, shoulders and triceps.
intermediatebarbellpull movementcompoundstrength
- Main muscles
- lats
- Also works
- chest, lats, shoulders, triceps
How to do it
- Lie on a flat bench with a barbell using a shoulder grip width.
- Hold the bar straight over your chest with a bend in your arms. This will be your starting position.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hold the weight on the initial position for a second and repeat the motion for the prescribed number of repetitions.
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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).