Recommendations: 1-3 Sets, 5-15 Reps
Position the bar in the Smith Machine at about your waist height and the supine (flat) bench at one end of the smith machine in the centre. Lay underneath the bar with your feet on the flat bench. Grasp the bar with a medium or close supinated grip (palms facing your body). Hang from the bar with the shoulders extended upward as far as possible. Feel the stretch in the lats. This is the starting position. Bend your head back (as if looking at the ceiling) and arch your chest upward. Slowly pull yourself up and try to touch your sternum to the bar. Exhale during this movement. Keep the tension in the lats by leaning backward throughout the entire movement. Lower yourself slowly to the starting position, arms straight, shoulders extended. Inhale during this movement. Repeat for the required number of repetitions.
Step 1
Position the bar in the Smith Machine at about your waist height and the supine (flat) bench at one end of the smith machine in the centre. Lay underneath the bar with your feet on the flat bench. Grasp the bar with a medium or close supinated grip (palms facing your body). Hang from the bar with the shoulders extended upward as far as possible. Feel the stretch in the lats. This is the starting position.