Front Raise And Pullover

How to do the Front Raise And Pullover

1. Lie on a flat bench while holding a barbell using a palms down grip that is about 15 inches apart.
2. Place the bar on your upper thighs, extend your arms and lock them while keeping a slight bend on the elbows. This will be your starting position.
3. Now raise the weight using a semicircular motion and keeping your arms straight as you inhale. Continue the same movement until the bar is on the other side above your head . (Tip: the bar will travel approximately 180-degrees). At this point your arms should be parallel to the floor with the palms of your hands facing the ceiling.
4. Now return the barbell to the starting position by reversing the motion as you exhale.
5. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	chest
Secondary	lats, shoulders, triceps
Equipment	barbell
Difficulty	beginner
Type	compound

No barbell? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

Straight-Arm Dumbbell Pullover Dumbbell Clock Push-Up Bodyweight Decline Push-Up Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Medium Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Reverse Grip Bodyweight

Harder than the Front Raise And Pullover

Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Pullover intermediate · Barbell Straight-Arm Dumbbell Pullover intermediate · Dumbbell

Superset the Front Raise And Pullover with

Opposing middle back work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Bent Over Barbell Row middle back Bent Over One-Arm Long Bar Row middle back One-Arm Long Bar Row middle back Straight Bar Bench Mid Rows middle back

Common questions

What muscles does the Front Raise And Pullover work?

The Front Raise And Pullover primarily works the chest, with the lats, shoulders, and triceps as secondary movers. Straight-Arm Dumbbell Pullover, Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Pullover, and Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover train the same muscle, across 11 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Front Raise And Pullover?

A Barbell. Without a barbell, Straight-Arm Dumbbell Pullover, Clock Push-Up, and Decline Push-Up train the same muscle, and 17 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Front Raise And Pullover suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Front Raise And Pullover is rated beginner. Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Pullover and Straight-Arm Dumbbell Pullover are the progressions from here.

Where should the Front Raise And Pullover go in a workout?

Early — the Front Raise And Pullover is compound, working 4 muscle groups, so run it first or second while you are fresh, then superset Bent Over Barbell Row and Bent Over One-Arm Long Bar Row later.

Similar exercises

Straight-Arm Dumbbell Pullover Dumbbell Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Pullover Barbell Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover Dumbbell Alternating Floor Press Kettlebell Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip Barbell Barbell Guillotine Bench Press Barbell