If you use
dumbbell pullover exercise to open rib cage, you must work with light weights and avoid bending too much at the elbows.
Watch the video below to see a demonstration of proper form and technique for
the dumbbell pullover exercise.
Not exact matches
The first activity is actually a superset of a couple of
exercises — breathing deep squats, followed by a
pullover with a barbell or
dumbbell.
Although the
dumbbell pullover is an all time favourite
exercise for building your chest and back, you won't find many people doing it.
The
dumbbell pullover earned its reputation as one of the best chest builder
exercises.
Years ago,
dumbbell pullovers were known as the most important
exercise for developing a deep chest.
Sample
Exercise Setup: Chest — 3
exercises, 1 incline, 1 flat and 1 decline Back — 4
exercises, 1 wide chin up or latt pull, 1 row, 1 pulley or machine row, Deads or
pullovers (alternate between these two) Delts — 3
exercises, overhead press, side laterals, bent laterals Triceps — 3
exercises, overhead tricep extension with bar or
dumbbell, cable pressdown, machine dip Biceps — 3
exercises, preacher curl, barbell or
dumbbell curl, cable curl Quads — 3
exercises, press of some kind, extension, hack or press or squat of some kind Hams — 1
exercise, leg curl Calves — 3
exercises, standing calf raise, bent lower back calf raise (like donkey calf raises where your upper body and lower body are in an «L» shape), seated calf raises Abs - 3
exercises, weighted machine crunch, hanging leg lifts, cable reverse crunches Traps — 1
exercise, shrugs
Don't listen to all these guys who give you twenty different
exercises for the chest — incline presses, decline presses, the flat bench press, incline, decline and flat
dumbbell flys, cable crossovers, front raises,
pullovers... from what I've found, overtraining the chest really doesn't get anyone anywhere.
Day # 14 Workout: 45 minute bike ride Chest and Shoulders All
exercises were 3 sets of 20 reps superset of following Incline Chest (15 lbs) and
Dumbbell pullovers (15 lbs) Peck Deck 40 lbs.
This
exercise is much like the
dumbbell pullover but, by using a barbell, you add intensity to the movement and can typically handle more weight.
This is paired with the
dumbbell pullover, which opens up the lats while sparing the elbows, which are often irritated by chinup
exercises.
Another great middle chest
exercise is the
dumbbell pullover.
Dumbbell pullover is an excellent bodybuilding
exercise to develop the size of your chest and improve the overall posture of your upper body, and is useful
exercise if training for throwing sports or martial arts.