Sentences with phrase «barbell behind your head»

Place your right foot in the center of the chair, while holding a barbell behind your head with both hands.

You can do this by holding a barbell behind your head and across your upper back and shoulders for a back squat, having the barbell rest on your chest and the front of your shoulders for a front squat or holding the barbell overhead for an overhead squat.

Depending on your shoulder strength and flexibility, you can also take the barbell behind the head, as long as it doesn't put the shoulders under too musch stress.

Not exact matches

Extend the barbell to a 45 - degree angle from your head while the bar hangs loosely behind your head.

To add weight you can hold dumbbells on the upper thighs, a single dumbbell in front or a barbell on the shoulders or behind the head.

Move the barbells in an arch from your thighs to just behind your head, (imagine making a snow angel), until the dumbbells touch.

INITIAL (STARTING) POSITION: Sit with the back straight (most gyms have a special seat with a vertical back support — two long supports enable the user to position the bar behind the head) and grab a barbell with an overhand grip that's just beyond shoulder width.

This front deltoid exercise is performed in the same manner as barbell front presses (front military press), except instead of lowering the bar to the front, you lower the bar behind the head.

Start with straight arms and gently lower the barbells backwards behind the top of your head.