ez bar lying bent arms pullover

A back exercise targeting the lats, performed with ez barbell.

ez bar lying bent arms pullover demonstration
ez bar lying bent arms pullover β€” demonstration

Body part

Back

Equipment

Ez Barbell

Target muscles

Lats

Secondary muscles

Triceps, Chest

How to do ez bar lying bent arms pullover

  1. Lie flat on a bench with your head at one end and your feet on the floor.

  2. Hold the EZ barbell with a pronated grip (palms facing away from you) and your hands shoulder-width apart.

  3. Extend your arms straight above your chest, keeping a slight bend in your elbows.

  4. Lower the barbell in an arc motion behind your head, maintaining the slight bend in your elbows.

  5. Pause for a moment, then return the barbell to the starting position by reversing the arc motion.

  6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Lats

Secondary

TricepsChest

Related exercises

All back exercises β†’

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