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Movement · Chest

Dumbbell Pullover

Lie flat on a bench with your head at one end and your feet on the floor. Hold a dumbbell with both hands and extend your arms straight above your chest. Keeping a slight bend in your elbows, slowly lower the dumbbell behind your head until you feel a stretch in your chest and shoulders. Pause for a moment, then raise the dumbbell back to the starting position. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

TargetPectorals
Equipmentdumbbell
Body partChest

Technique

How to Perform

  1. 1

    Lie flat on a bench with your head at one end and your feet on the floor.

  2. 2

    Hold a dumbbell with both hands and extend your arms straight above your chest.

  3. 3

    Keeping a slight bend in your elbows, slowly lower the dumbbell behind your head until you feel a stretch in your chest and shoulders.

  4. 4

    Pause for a moment, then raise the dumbbell back to the starting position.

  5. 5

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Target and supporting

Target

Pectorals

Secondary

Latissimus DorsiTriceps

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