EZ-Bar Lying Bent-Arms Pullover

The bent-arm pullover with an EZ-bar, whose angled grips let the wrists turn in a little as the bar travels behind the head and back over the chest.

How to do it

Setup

Lying along a flat bench, head at its end, the EZ-bar held on the inner grips over the chest, elbows bent.

Steps

Lower the bar behind the head toward the floor, elbows keeping their bend.
Feel the stretch along the sides of the back at the bottom.
Pull the bar back over the face until it is above the chest.

Common mistakes

Elbows straightening on the way back: the bend is fixed and the lats pull. Head hanging off the bench: it stays supported at the end of the bench. Bar crashing down at the bottom: control the last part of the arc.

Breathing

Deep inhale lowering behind the head, exhale pulling over.