Does Anyone Still Do Pullovers???

[ridge11]

DB on a decline bench on chest day. Cable pullover on back day. Favorite tricep exercise is a skull crusher/pullover. Sometimes I'll do all 3 in a week, sometimes just one. I always get at least one version the pullover in every week. Plus i do the ab wheel quite a bit which is essentially a pullover. It's excellent for shoulder mobility/stability. If it causes you shoulder pain you should fix the problem, not avoid the movement.

 

[G.I.JOE]

Ill do them about once a month to switch things up, dont see them being done to often at the gym tho.

 

[nspaletta]

I love db pullovers for both back and chest! A nice deep stretch when working out the lats and a big squeeze at the top for your chest. One of my favorite endings to a good chest or back workout.

 

[wukillabee]

I find that they overlap too much between chest and lats. I'd do them if I train chest and back in the same day.

I do them like this too but usually have 4 days inbetween my chest and back days so enough time to not have recovery issues with them. More of a stretching movement imo vs. a power movement or something that's going to add any kind of size on you. Great warm up exercise imo for chest and back, even a good last exercise on chest and back days too.

 

[toe.the.line]

Just did them last night as a finish to chest. I like to go heavy with a big squeeze and superset with pushups.

 

[plang]

I like DB pullovers on back day...never really could feel them in my chest...i usually do them cross-bench style. They fry my triceps too. My only issue when trying to go real heavy (100lbs and up) I hit my head with the end of the DB.

 

[bigben2011]

at least one good thing about my out of date gym they still have the pullover machine i use it somtimes i even put on the seat belt yea boy.

 

[mkpaint]

Do them from time to time

 

[Stayinfit]

thanks

Mountaindog style - ALONG the bench, not the old school way of laying across it. Head hangs off just a bit. Deep stretch at the bottom but a somewhat shortened range of motion, coming up just to the forehead to keep constant tension on the lats and serratus.

MountainDog Pullovers - YouTube

These feel great and are very effective.

Thank you for link!!

 

[TNH]

I do them with light weight using a curl bar.
I don't know why, it just feels perfect for my body with that bar. I do them to try and pull the bottom of my rib cage closer to my spine (I have some postural issues I have been working on).