Exercise Comparison
Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover vs London Bridges
Side-by-Side
Muscle Analysis
Shared
Only in Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover
Only in London Bridges
Instructions
Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover
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.
London Bridges
Attach a climbing rope to a high beam or cross member. Below it, ensure that the smith machine bar is locked in place with the safeties and cannot move. Alternatively, a secure box could also be utilized.
Stand on the bar, using the rope to balance yourself. This will be your starting position.
Keeping your body straight, lean back and lower your body by slowly going hand over hand with the rope. Continue until you are perpendicular to the ground.
Keeping your body straight, reverse the motion, going hand over hand back to the starting position.
Verdict
Both exercises target the lats. Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover is a intermediate exercise using barbell, while London Bridges is intermediate and uses other. Choose Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover if you have access to barbell, or London Bridges if you prefer other.