Bench Pullover
The main target of this chest exercise is the back.
Bench pullover. For this variation you ll lie on the bench as if you were doing the bench press so that you re positioned parallel with the bench. The straight arm dumbbell pull over is an exercise that targets the muscles of the pecs lats and serratus anterior muscles. When you perform the cross bench dumbbell pullover you can achieve better expansion of the rib cage by keeping your pelvis lower than the shoulders.
Breaking down the dumbbell pullover. First thing s first to perform this exercise you re going to need a dumbbell and a bench. The dumbbell pullover is an awesome upper body accessory for building a stable chest and back.
This variation removes some of the glute and core engagement which is more necessary in the perpendicular version. Performing this movement with straight arms makes it more difficult increases the stretch on the serratus muscles and lats and forces the core to work harder. There are two ways you can lie on the bench to perform this exercise.
Both exercises can be used to emphasize either your lats or chest. Due to quarantine restrictions please bear with us for possible delay in delivery. Set your legs hips and torso tightly into position similar to that of a bench press.
1 along the bench or 2 across it perpendicular to it. The cross bench version of the dumbbell pullover was made popular in the 1970s golden era of bodybuilding and arnold especially as it was used it most often as a brutally effective finisher in his now famous double split routines. There is a fine line to what parts of your body is utilized more when doing the bent arm barbell pullover.
However it is beginning to make a comeback in workouts for athletes. Use a safe grip. The bent arm barbell pullover has similar characteristics as the straight arm barbell pullover.