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For some reason I've always liked pullovers. They're fun, exercising chest and triceps and lats and give a good burn to the triceps that makes you feel you've had a workout.
Used to be they were recommended for expanding the chest of those whose bones are still growing. You would lift into the pullover and take a deep breath at the same time. This is supposed to expand the rib cartilage for a larger and deeper chest.
The classic way to do a dumbell pullover is by lying crossways across a weight bench with your upper back supported, then grasping the dumbell securely in both hands and the elbows slightly bent, lower the weight and raise it to a position a little short of vertical.
I like to use a delined bench and a triceps curl bar. Or a light dumbbell held in one hand as I lie in a bed or on a sofa. I may lift a light weight for high reps, 50-100 per hand. It's nice to feel the pull of muscles on the ribs as I do this.
And yes, the exercise tones the triceps and lat especially up high near the armpit, where a lot of us tend to sag.
Used to be they were recommended for expanding the chest of those whose bones are still growing. You would lift into the pullover and take a deep breath at the same time. This is supposed to expand the rib cartilage for a larger and deeper chest.
The classic way to do a dumbell pullover is by lying crossways across a weight bench with your upper back supported, then grasping the dumbell securely in both hands and the elbows slightly bent, lower the weight and raise it to a position a little short of vertical.
I like to use a delined bench and a triceps curl bar. Or a light dumbbell held in one hand as I lie in a bed or on a sofa. I may lift a light weight for high reps, 50-100 per hand. It's nice to feel the pull of muscles on the ribs as I do this.
And yes, the exercise tones the triceps and lat especially up high near the armpit, where a lot of us tend to sag.