The third of the muscles worked in dumbbell pullovers is the triceps, and the effect is possible because of two things. First, the long head of the triceps originates from the scapula and crosses the shoulder joint, making the muscle contribute to shoulder flexion and stability (2). Second...
The dumbbell pullover traditionally begins and ends when the dumbbell is above the chest. (1) However, most of the key muscles of the pullover are offloaded at this point in the range of motion, because the dumbbell is no longer creating demand for the shoulder extensors (i.e. lats, p...
Muscles Worked by the Dumbbell Pullover The dumbbell pullover trains opposing muscles — thechest and back— at once. Here’s a breakdown of the primary muscles that the dumbbell pullover works. Serratus Anterior The serratus is one of the primary muscle groups targeted during the dumbbell pull...
5. Dumbbell Pullovers Dumbbell Pull-overs are often considered to be a back exercise rather than chest exercise – truth be told, it is both. The key element determining whether it will stimulate the former or the latter is the bend in your arms and range of motion; both are explained ...
Muscles Worked Details bent-arm dumbbell pullover is a free weights exercise that primarily targets the lats and to a lesser degree also targets the shoulders, triceps and chest ...more Equipment Needed Dumbbells Flat Bench Variations Use a barbell or an E-Z bar instead of dumbbells. ...
Muscles Worked With These Exercises All of these exercises will work the same muscles to varying degrees. The main three muscles trained are the: Pectoral muscles The pectoral muscles are simply your chest muscles. These are the large muscles located on the upper chest ...
While this is a very traditional split, it’s one I’ve had a lot of success with over the years. Do each workout once or twice per week to work all of your major muscles equally, i.e.: Monday –workout #1 Wednesday –workout #2 Friday –workout #3 Or Monday –workout #1 Tue...
If you take the dumbbell and you try to pull your hands up against each other as you pull over your chest to mid chest level, it’s going to preferentially hit your upper chest muscles. If you let your elbow joints flare out a little bit and you drive with your elbows instead of lea...
Muscles Worked Deltoid posterior The deltoid posterior is part of the threeshouldermuscles and unlike the other two heads, it’s located on the rear side of the body. Because of its anatomical placement, the rear delt fibers allows us to draw the arms behind the body and pull the scapula ...
The muscles worked primarily in this exercise are the pectoral muscles, specifically the lower pectoral muscles. How to Do Decline Press? Individuals need to learn how to dominate the decline press before they can perform this exercise regularly. By learning the proper form of the decline press...