How to Do
How to Do Barbell Pullover
1. This exercise is like a squat with the use of a barbell.
2. Starting off with just a standard bar, grip this about shoulder-width apart.
Beginning
Beginning Exercising with a Pullover
1. Lay all the way back down, make sure your head is supported.
2. Next, you have to bend about 90 degrees, they're fixed then lift the bar down and up again.
Movement
Exercising with a Pullover Movement
1. In a normal pullover, the upper back is supported by a flat bench.
2. The hips are flexed somewhat. It is stated that keeping the hips off the bench helps with weight balance and stability during the movement.
3. With elbows slightly bent, the weight is held above the chest.
Benefits
Exercising with a Pullover Benefits
Dumbbell pullovers activate your glutes, lower back muscles, and core muscles as stabilizers during the full range of motion.
Exercise Aliases
Dumbbell Pullover, Pullover Chest.
