Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover vs Elevated Cable Rows

Lie on a flat bench with a barbell using a shoulder grip width.

Hold the bar straight over your chest with a bend in your arms. This will be your starting position.

While keeping your arms in the bent arm position, lower the weight slowly in an arc behind your head while breathing in until you feel a stretch on the chest.

At that point, bring the barbell back to the starting position using the arc through which the weight was lowered and exhale as you perform this movement.

Hold the weight on the initial position for a second and repeat the motion for the prescribed number of repetitions.

Get a platform of some sort (it can be an aerobics or calf raise platform) that is around 4-6 inches in height.

Place it on the seat of the cable row machine.

Sit down on the machine and place your feet on the front platform or crossbar provided making sure that your knees are slightly bent and not locked.

Lean over as you keep the natural alignment of your back and grab the V-bar handles.

With your arms extended pull back until your torso is at a 90-degree angle from your legs. Your back should be slightly arched and your chest should be sticking out. You should be feeling a nice stretch on your lats as you hold the bar in front of you. This is the starting position of the exercise.

Keeping the torso stationary, pull the handles back towards your torso while keeping the arms close to it until you touch the abdominals. Breathe out as you perform that movement. At that point you should be squeezing your back muscles hard. Hold that contraction for a second and slowly go back to the original position while breathing in.

Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.