Chest · Dumbbell · Intermediate
How to do Dumbbell Straight Arm Pullover
The dumbbell straight arm pullover is a chest exercise that also targets the lats and triceps. It involves lying on a bench and moving a dumbbell in an arc over and behind your head while keeping your arms straight.
- Primary muscle
- Chest
- Also works
- Latissimus dorsi and Triceps
- Equipment
- Dumbbell
- Level
- Intermediate
- Category
- Chest
How to do Dumbbell Straight Arm Pullover, step by step
- Lie flat on a bench with your head at one end and your feet planted firmly on the ground.
- Hold a dumbbell with both hands and extend your arms straight above your chest.
- Keeping your arms straight, slowly lower the dumbbell behind your head in an arc-like motion.
- Pause for a moment, then raise the dumbbell back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Dumbbell Straight Arm Pullover works your chest as the main mover, with help from your latissimus dorsi and triceps.
Track Dumbbell Straight Arm Pullover in SPLYT
Dumbbell Straight Arm Pullover is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.
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