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Dumbbell Chest Workout (INCOMPLETE WITHOUT THIS)

Dumbbell Chest Workout (INCOMPLETE WITHOUT THIS)

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re not including dumbbell pullovers, then you are missing out on one of the best chest mass building options available to you. In this video, I show you how to properly perform a dumbbell chest pullover to target your chest (and upper chest specifically) much more than the lats. With a few tweaks of how you initiate the movement as well as the depth that you lower the dumbbell over your head during the exercise, you-ll be able to turn this into a great chest developer. To build a bigger chest with dumbbells you need to be sure that you are using heavy enough weight to stimulate overload. Most of the time, the old standby exercises of flat and incline bench presses are therefore used. That being said, the dumbbell pullover can also be done with a single heavy dumbbell. Because of the movement pattern being used, you are still ending up in the traditional pressing finish position. You get to the end of this press contraction in a unique way however. Start by holding the dumbbell with both hands on one end. Slowly lower the weight behind your head until it is level with your head. There is no need to lower the dumbbell any further as this can compromise a vulnerable shoulder joint and cause unnecessary damage. When doing this as a lat exercise, the stretch becomes more important. For the chest however, the real benefit of the move comes from the execution of the squeeze or contraction of the pecs at the top. That said, you will initiate the concentric part of this chest workout staple by squeezing your hands together. Of course, your hands won-t be able to move any closer together since they are bound by the dumbbell. You will however be able to heighten the contraction of the chest by doing this. This horizontal adduction is one of the key functions of the pecs and is responsible for the effectiveness of this move in your chest workout. If you are looking to build a bigger chest and train at home or the gym with dumbbells, you will definitely want to consider putting the dumbbell pullover back in your chest workout routine. If you want to build an athletic chest then head to and
Date: 2022-04-22

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Yo Jeff, I was doing this exercise one day and this led to injure my shoulder blades real bad like REAL BAD!
My left shoulder blade tilted from its normal place to a greater degree suddenly and after that moment I f#-ked up my shoulder blades real bad man. Since then I feel that my left shoulder gets exhausted real fast than my right shoulder while doing any shoulder exercise. I just think this exercise pose a great amount of unnecessary stretch in shoulders and cause the shoulder blades to be in a vulnerable position.
And Can u suggest me any home remedy solutions for fixing my left shoulder blade injury since I don't wanna go through any kinda shoulder surgery man!

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Hello athleanx, im from indonesia. and wanna ask about this dumbell pullover, im doing it by lowering the dumbell and the result my right inner chest is hurt all the way to my inner right back ( a small spot) my rhomboid major muscle and serratus anterior muscle i dont know why the muscle is connected but it makes me pain during the day, and every workout i do even running at the treadmill my right inner back hurt. would apreciate if you can explain and understand and ever experiencing this kind of problem, and how to fix this. -- thanks a lottt
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I have a question about arm position. Picture your arms positioned two different ways. One is like throwing a tomahawk (arm is straight in front of the chest. The second is with the arm to the side like a waving good luck cat, like at Japanese restaurants. The difference besides arm position is the hinge at the elbow versus shoulder. When you-re pulling the weight up, to most activate the chest in this exercise, should you be thinking about or positioning your arms toward one or the other of those hinges?
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Hi Jeff. Thank you for your really informative and helpful demonstrations. I have been following all of your videos and they have been really beneficial. However, I have a query regarding this specific dumbbell exercise. I have tried to follow all of your instructions per se, however, I have been feeling an additional effort on my triceps by contracting my elbows on the inside, rather than my upper chest. What am I doing wrong?
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I have a shoulder Injury and doing pullover hurt a lot.
My trainer asked my to replace the dumbell with a plate, and hey, guess what? MY SHOULDERS DON'T HURT ANYMORE!
To everyone with shoulder pain, just hold a plate and pullover, my trainer says it exerts less strain on your shoulders. I don't know the science behind it, though. Try it out, and only continue if you feel good about it.

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Jeff your videos are awesome.
The one thing I find with this exercise, unless I support my head at the end of the bench, is that I end up experiencing impingement at C6 every time. I-m not sure if anyone else has struggled with that issue, but I have to ensure my head is completely neutral and supported otherwise it radiates nerve pain.

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Does lowering your hips below your shoulder level matter? I was told by a fitness friend that by lowering my hips, I will take the Lats out of play and put all the work on the chest. With the hips even with the shoulders, my Lats will still engage along with the chest and I will lose some benefit of the movement.
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I found this exercise independently, by using a med ball while laying on the floor. It made it easy to get the chest pump because the medball had to be hold between fingers and there is no surface making it easy to push the strength elsewhere. I'm glad to finally find this has a name!
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Your info is very helpful, but I've experienced injury incorperating one of ypur exercises. I recently started experience pain in raising my shoulder laterally. I've done the over head plate rotations and the figure eights while training shoulders. Never had the issue before.
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That's a great excersice but I have a big problem with this, when I work this I have a lot pain in my shoulders, more on left side so I wondering maybe I do something wrong or it's a problem in my shoulders. If someone can help me or someone have same problem?
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