Pullovers for Chest

[JUICE]

Does anyone here use them in thier routine. I have been told by some that they work and some say they dont. Some say its for back and some for chest. Should these be included in the chest routine. Just wondering, never used them and wanted your opinions on this one guys.


http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/...BPullover.html

[CreepingDeath]

Yeah Iv been using them lately after my regular flat bench & incline if I do it right it gives agreat stretch & pump most times. Def. never works my back tho

[BBAddict]

Yeah, I started working them a couple months ago. It really targets the lower area of the pecs and even some of the muscles extending into the rib cage. Give it a try - you'll like it. I usually use this later in the workout cause I see it more as a definition lift than a mass-building lift.

[Pumpdogg]

Arnold used them to exoand his ribcage. I have used them in the past, but I dont know if they really made that large of a difference.

PD

[Stonecold54]

they don't expand ribcage. arnolds ribcage was vast when he was a teenager. I feel that dumbbell pullovers are a waste of time. the real movement should be done on a machine and it is an isolation movement for the back. if anything it is a static hold for a small portion of the ROM but the function of the pectoral muscle is adduction of the arm. but the pullover mimics the function of the function of the back so that is what it should be used for and on a machine for proper training.

[CrazyShane]

I have always done them for back..

[BBAddict]

Yeah, I definitely agree that it will hit your lats too, but at the end of a chest workout you can definitely tell it hits pecs too. You are obviously stretching and contracting pecs and lats, so I think it hits both. There are numerous versions, but the one below discusses the muscle groups it targets. I don't like the floor option because it limits the stretch you can achieve.

http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/exerc...lpullovers.htm

[beefcake]

I feel they do hit the pecs and lats, but not directly enough to make a difference. There's better exercises to be incorporated into your routine. I felt more of a strain on my triceps and delts when I did them.

[Megiddo]

I use dbell pull overs at the end of my workout just to get that deep stretch and work the serratus a little. I don't feel my chest workout is complete with out them.

For lats I use bbell pull overs as my gym doesn't have a machine and the wider grip targets the lats more which is what I need by the way.

But this is just why I do them and it works for me. Just do whatever feels right

[Stonecold54]

only if you do them with a machine do they actually work. at the very beginning of the movement the upper triceps will fatigue but you can cut that part out and not lose anything for the back. but I will repeat these only work with a machine.