barbell rollerout: technique and muscles worked

Animated demonstration of barbell rollerout

How to do this exercise

Step:1 Kneel on the floor and hold a barbell with both hands, shoulder-width apart.
Step:2 Roll the barbell forward, extending your arms and keeping your core engaged.
Step:3 Continue rolling forward until your body is fully extended and your arms are overhead.
Step:4 Pause for a moment, then slowly roll the barbell back towards your knees, maintaining control.
Step:5 Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Equipment: Barbell
Body part: Abdominals Shoulders Back
Target muscle: Rectus abdominis Transverse abdominis
Secondary muscle: Lower back Internal obliques External obliques

Hypertrophy grade

Average5 / 10

Nemeo’s take

The bar rollout strongly requires the rectus abdominis and the transverse muscles, but remains limited for pure hypertrophy because of the technical difficulty and the important stability factor. Unlike crunches or the ab machine, it is the core that limits muscle congestion beforehand. Excellent for the functional resistance of the trunk, but impractical to approach muscular failure without betraying the form or risking the lumbar.

This catalog score reflects Nemeo’s assessment of the exercise’s muscle-building potential. It is not a standardized scientific rating or a personalized recommendation.

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