Barbell Decline Bent Arm Pullover

Lie down on a decline bench with your feet secured at the end. Hold a barbell with an overhand grip, arms extended above your chest. Lower the barbell towards your head by bending your elbows. Keep your arms slightly bent and maintain control. Return the barbell to the starting position by extending your arms back up. Repeat for desired repetitions.

How to perform the Barbell Decline Bent Arm Pullover

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Barbell Decline Bent Arm Pullover using your barbell.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your latissimus dorsi.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your latissimus dorsi rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

Build a free routine

Stage exercises here, then sign up to save them as a real Fitly routine — synced to web and mobile.

View staged routine (0)

Related exercises

0 exercises staged Save your routine — sign up free.