smith reverse-grip press

How to perform it

Adjust the height of the smith machine bar to chest level. Stand facing the bar with your feet shoulder-width apart. Grasp the bar with an overhand grip, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Step back and position yourself with a slight bend in your knees. Keep your chest up and core engaged throughout the exercise. Lower the bar towards your chest, keeping your elbows tucked in. Pause for a moment at the bottom, then push the bar back up to the starting position. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

1. 1Adjust the height of the smith machine bar to chest level.
2. 2Stand facing the bar with your feet shoulder-width apart.
3. 3Grasp the bar with an overhand grip, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
4. 4Step back and position yourself with a slight bend in your knees.
5. 5Keep your chest up and core engaged throughout the exercise.
6. 6Lower the bar towards your chest, keeping your elbows tucked in.
7. 7Pause for a moment at the bottom, then push the bar back up to the starting position.
8. 8Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.