How do you perform this exercise?
- Lie flat on your back on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground.
- Hold a barbell with an overhand grip, arms extended straight up over your chest.
- Slowly lower the barbell out to the sides, keeping a slight bend in your elbows.
- Lower the barbell until your arms are parallel to the floor, feeling a stretch in your chest.
- Pause for a moment, then squeeze your chest muscles to bring the barbell back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Which other muscles are involved?
Deltoids, Triceps.
How do you log your sets?
How do you track progressive overload?Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.
