Bsn athlete scott herman breaks down the differences in the technique used when performing the dumbbell pullover to better isolate the back and the pecs.
Floor pullover muscles worked.
The straight arm dumbbell floor pullovers have a number of benefits for strength training muscle development and bone building.
Besides improving stability and mobility in the shoulders when performed properly they also tax nearly every muscle in the upper body.
Many people suffer from tight lats because the muscles are rarely stretched or worked through a full range of motion.
Because of the way this exercise stimulates multiple muscle groups your chest upper back triceps and serratus anterior muscles this was considered by many as the single most important exercise for the upper body.
Head and back rest on the ground you can bend the legs and put the feet on the ground or let them hover across the floor hold the weight above your head with almost fully stretched arms.
They re a fan shaped muscle originating at your mid and lower back and attaching to your upper arms.
Other contributing muscles a couple of other muscles are recruited during the straight arm pullover to assist in completing the movement.
The lats are a part of your upper back.
The latissimus dorsi which is the largest muscle in the back and your posterior deltoid which is located at the back of your shoulders contract to help extend the shoulders.
Pullovers are one of the most underrated exercises.
This exercise is a good upper body single joint exercise to.
Pullovers can substantially increase lat length which can improve shoulder.
What muscles does a pullover work.