Dumbbell Pullovers

April 15th, 2014 by

Dumbbell Pullovers:

This exercise is a favorite of mine. It targets a great deal of upper body musculature simultaneously: the lats, chest, triceps, and even the abs.

To perform:

1. Lie on your back on a flat bench while holding a dumbbell over your chest.

2. Keeping the arms relatively straight, and using a slow, controlled motion, extend the dumbbell back behind your head until you feel a nice stretch in your rib cage and lats.

3. Smoothly reverse the movement and pull the dumbbell back over your head, stopping right above your forehead so as to keep tension in the movement, and begin again.

**Take care not to allow the low back to arch excessively during the exercise.