Pullover alternative?
- Thread starter Gibbee
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40something
Guest
Gibbee...I see you haven't gotten any responses yet so I'll make a couple of suggestion's. Have you tried doing the pullovers with less weight? Depending on what weight you are currently using now, try decreasing to see if that helps to alleviate the pain/discomfort. And if that doesn't work try just doing them with no weight at all. This could also be the result of not having those muscles stretched 'enough' prior to doing the pull-overs...and/or stretching again right after completing the set.
Another suggestion would be instead of holding a weight for the pull-overs try using a medicine ball or a lighter child's play ball.
Another suggestion would be instead of holding a weight for the pull-overs try using a medicine ball or a lighter child's play ball.
Aquajock
Cathlete
You could do a standing bentover arm press backward:
Stand with two dumbbells and plant your feet (weight in the heels); hinge forward from the hips keeping your abs strong until your trunk is almost perpendicular to the legs and almost parallel to the floor. Arms are extended straight down from the shoulder, palms facing each other.
Slowly press the straight arms back and up keeping them in the same plane until they are aligned with the trunk, then slowly lower them back down.
You can keep the palms in the facing-each-other position throughout this exercise, or you can vary the palm position by slowly turning them out / up until they are facing the ceiling at the top of the press, then return them slowly to the facing-each-other position as you return the arms to vertical.
HTH -
A-Jock
Stand with two dumbbells and plant your feet (weight in the heels); hinge forward from the hips keeping your abs strong until your trunk is almost perpendicular to the legs and almost parallel to the floor. Arms are extended straight down from the shoulder, palms facing each other.
Slowly press the straight arms back and up keeping them in the same plane until they are aligned with the trunk, then slowly lower them back down.
You can keep the palms in the facing-each-other position throughout this exercise, or you can vary the palm position by slowly turning them out / up until they are facing the ceiling at the top of the press, then return them slowly to the facing-each-other position as you return the arms to vertical.
HTH -
A-Jock