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Dumbbell Pullover
Exercise Details
- Equipment
- Dumbbell + bench
- Sets & Reps
- 3 sets × 10-12 reps · rest 90 s
- How to do it
- Lying down (or upper back across a bench), hold the dumbbell overhead with both hands; slight arm bend fixed; hinge at the shoulders to lower overhead until the chest stretches fully, then pull back over the chest.
- Common mistakes
- Turning it into an elbow extension (triceps takeover), crashing down, lower back arching off the bench
Muscles Worked
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Cable Scapular Depression · Scapular Push-Up · Doorway Stretch (Release)
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