Skip to content
Vytal
ScanTrainingBodyWidgetsInsightsFAQ
Open appSign inGet started
Vytal

Every meal. Every set. One clear picture.

Popular foods

  • Chicken breast
  • Egg
  • Rolled oats
  • All 800+ foods

Popular exercises

  • Barbell bench press
  • Barbell full squat
  • Barbell deadlift
  • All 1,500+ exercises

Workout plans

  • Push / Pull / Legs
  • Hyrox Prep
  • 4-Day Upper / Lower
  • All 40+ plans

Help

  • FAQ
  • Contact

© 2026 Vytal

PrivacyCookiesTerms
All exercises

Barbell bent arm pullover

Intermediate

Barbell bent arm pullover is a compound barbell exercise for the lats, also working the triceps and chest.

What it works

Primary muscle

Lats

Also works

TricepsChest

Equipment
Barbell
Type
Compound · Pull
Logged as
Weight × reps
Suggested rest
3 min

How to do it

  1. 1Lie flat on a bench with your head at one end and your feet on the floor.
  2. 2Hold a barbell with a shoulder-width grip and extend your arms straight above your chest.
  3. 3Lower the barbell behind your head while keeping your arms slightly bent.
  4. 4Pause for a moment, then raise the barbell back to the starting position.
  5. 5Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

What to do instead

  • Ez bar lying bent arms pulloverEZ bar
  • Barbell decline bent arm pulloverBarbell
  • Barbell pulloverBarbell
  • Barbell pullover to pressBarbell
  • Barbell decline wide-grip pulloverBarbell
  • Cable lying extension pullover (with rope attachment)Cable

Easier variations

  • Lever pulloverMachine
Logged today · 3 min restBarbell bent arm pullover

Track it in Vytal, free

Log every set, run the rest timer between them, and keep every personal record you beat.

Create free account

More Back exercises

  • Alternate lateral pulldownCable
  • Archer pull upBodyweight
  • Assisted parallel close grip pull-upMachine
  • Assisted pull-upMachine
  • Assisted standing chin-upMachine
  • Assisted standing pull-upMachine