barbell pullover to press

Lats

• Target muscles: back, arms, chest, shoulders
• Equipment: barbell
• Level: intermediate

How to do it

1. Lie flat on a bench with your head at one end and your feet on the ground.
2. Hold the barbell with a pronated grip (palms facing away from you) and extend your arms straight above your chest.
3. Keeping your arms straight, lower the barbell behind your head in an arc-like motion until you feel a stretch in your lats.
4. Pause for a moment, then reverse the motion and press the barbell back to the starting position above your chest.
5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Swap it for

• barbell pullover
• Barbell Pullover (Bent Arms)
• Decline bench barbell pullover (bent-arm)
• barbell decline wide-grip pullover
• Lying Bent-Arm EZ-Bar Pullover
• Lying cable pullover extension with rope

Easier

• lever pullover