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 pullover

Intermediate

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

What it works

Primary muscle

Lats

Also works

ChestTriceps

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. 3Keeping your arms straight, lower the barbell behind your head in a controlled manner until you feel a stretch in your lats.
  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 pullover to pressBarbell
  • Barbell bent arm pulloverBarbell
  • Barbell decline bent arm pulloverBarbell
  • Barbell decline wide-grip pulloverBarbell
  • Cable lying extension pullover (with rope attachment)Cable

Easier variations

  • Lever pulloverMachine
Logged today · 3 min restBarbell 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