Does dumbell/barbell pullovers work the upper chest hard? because i am seeking to develop my upper portion of my chest more to get rid of the imbalance. or would you recommend pullovers with a cable machine?
Thanks.
BTW, do you keep your shoulder blades squeezed or drifted apart when performing this exercise?
I wouldn’t recomend pullovers at all for developing chest, but I may be missing something.
I would recomend steep incline or verticle pressing.
Hardly at all
I think Db/bb pullovers are a wonderful “oldschool/forgotten” exercise, but I don’t believe they work the pecs more efficiently than any pressing or fly movement. I feel them mostly in my serratus and lats.
Pullovers hit the pec minor a bit, but you’re better off doing incline work if you want to hit the upper chest.
Just another no on the pullovers and a yes to incline pressing. Go for about 60 degrees, and bring the bar down closer to your throat than your nipples if your shoulders don’t complain.
-Dan
Incline flys and
Incline Low Pulley Cable Bench Press
read this article
http://www.T-Nation.com/findArticle.do?article=255chest2
[quote]buffalokilla wrote:
Just another no on the pullovers and a yes to incline pressing. Go for about 60 degrees, and bring the bar down closer to your throat than your nipples if your shoulders don’t complain.
-Dan[/quote]
agree no on pullovers.
However, I like to incline at no more than 30–maybe 45–degrees. My front delts get plenty of work on a lot of other lifts. And my shoulders do not like that form. My bar will probably split the two.