How to Do Dumbbell Pullover

Form Cues

1. 1

   Keep a slight elbow bend, lower the dumbbell behind your head feeling the lat stretch

2. 2

   Pull back with lats not triceps

3. 3

   Lie perpendicular across the bench with only your upper back supported, letting your hips drop slightly

4. 4

   Keep your core braced throughout to protect your lower back during the stretch

Common Mistakes

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  Bending the elbows too much — turns it into a tricep extension rather than a lat stretch movement

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  Using too much weight, which shortens the range of motion — this movement rewards a lighter load and a full stretch

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  Letting the ribcage flare up as you lower the weight — keep the core engaged so the lower back doesn't arch