Exercises / Back / Barbell Pullover
Barbell Pullover
Barbell Pullover: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: barbell.
- Equipmentbarbell
- Body partback
- Primary muscles
- lats, chest
- Secondary muscles
- triceps
How to do it
- Lie flat on a bench with your head at one end and your feet on the floor.
- Hold a barbell with a shoulder-width grip and extend your arms straight above your chest.
- Keeping your arms straight, lower the barbell behind your head in a controlled manner until you feel a stretch in your lats.
- Pause for a moment, then raise the barbell back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.