Machine Pullover
Muscles worked: Back (assisted by chest).
How to do it
- Set the seat so your shoulders line up with the machine's pivot.
- Take the pads with your elbows, or the bar with your hands, overhead.
- Pull down in a big arc, keeping the arms long.
- Finish with the bar near your thighs and squeeze the lats.
- Return slowly to a full overhead stretch - the arc is the reason to use this rare machine.
Coaching cues
The two cues IronPack shows on this exercise's card mid-workout:
- Elbows or hands on the pads, big arc
- Pure lat stretch to contraction - rare machine, use it
Logging it
IronPack suggests working in the 10 to 15 rep range, progressing in 5 kg jumps when you own the top of the range. Records are tracked automatically at every rep count from 1 to 12. Check your estimated 1RM from any hard set.
Related exercises
- Deadlift - back, glutes
- Pull-Up - back
- Chin-Up - back, biceps
- Lat Pulldown - back
Track the machine pullover properly
IronPack logs every set, tracks your records at every rep count, shows these form photos mid-workout, and turns the training into a card game you play with your mates.
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Steps, cues, muscle weighting and logging guidance are IronPack's own app data. Last generated 2026-08-16.