dumbbell around pullover

A chest exercise targeting the pectorals, performed with dumbbell.

dumbbell around pullover demonstration
dumbbell around pullover β€” demonstration

Body part

Chest

Equipment

Dumbbell

Target muscles

Pectorals

Secondary muscles

Triceps, Latissimus Dorsi

How to do dumbbell around pullover

  1. Lie flat on a bench with your head at one end and your feet firmly on the ground.

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

  3. Keeping your arms straight, slowly lower the dumbbell behind your head in an arc motion.

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

  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Pectorals

Secondary

TricepsLatissimus Dorsi

Related exercises

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