Straight Arm Pullover On Floor

Straight arm dumbbell floor pullovers.

Straight arm pullover on floor.

The bent arm barbell pullover has similar characteristics as the straight arm barbell pullover. There should be a focus on maintaining slight natural bend throughout. Keeping your elbows straight lower the dumbbell back behind your head until your arms are about parallel with the floor and then extend your shoulder. Contreras has since added to this idea saying.

They also hit other small muscles like the serratus anterior muscles which all tie together to give a great physique. Both exercises can be used to emphasize either your lats or chest. Bent arm barbell pullover on an exercise ball is the same movements as above plus with the advantage of core strengthening. The following are the instructions to complete the straight arm dumbbell floor pullovers exercise.

Add in the core work and thoracic spine mobility and this exercise is a one man band to swole city. Not keeping the core tight and locking the spine in. Straight arm dumbbell pullovers work your lats pecs and abs. In november 2011 a study came out in the journal of applied biomechanics that showed the barbell pullover worked much more pec than lat.

To perform the straight arm dumbbell pullover lie on your back on a flat bench and hold a single dumbbell with both hands. Note that i will demonstrate proper dumbbell pullover technique to avoid injury and increase the effectiveness of this exercise. Hold the dumbbell over your chest with your arms fully extended. Keeping an overly straight arm position.

This is similar to the straight arm pullover the only difference being that the trainee has his head extended off the end of the bench and his hand grip is at shoulder width. The most common mistakes. Keep your elbows in and bent at close to a 90 degree angle at all times. This is one of the active level strength exercises in exercise for better bones.

Contreras found that dumbbell pullovers incited more chest work than straight arm cable pulldowns or dumbbell pullovers incited lat work. Place your feet flat on the floor. It is actually one of the most commonly incorrectly performed exercises. As in the straight arm pullover the bodybuilder lowers the barbell gently to the floor.

Place your hands approximately 10 to 14 inches apart on the barbell. Unfortunately most lifters do pullovers incorrectly negating many of the benefits while simultaneously producing trauma to the joints and connective tissue.