Pullovers for chest?

**JNel04** · 08-15-2005, 01:16 PM

i know arnold swears by pullovers as part of gettin a chest but what do you guys think...are they really worth it?

**Dally** · 08-15-2005, 01:33 PM

well, i don't do em... I HAVE..but i dont now

Arnold had a fukin huge chest tho..

eh, how bout this, do a workout with just them.... with different weights and see what kinda pump or lactic acid you get from it?

that will tell ya if and where its workin...

**IronFreakX** · 08-15-2005, 02:29 PM

useless for chest...does work the pecs.....but not enough to notice any diff in development

so the answer would be NO.

**BigCrump60** · 08-15-2005, 03:27 PM

I think they hit lats and serratus more than chest......just my .02

**Papi93** · 08-15-2005, 03:38 PM

After looking at my muscle charts, the sternal pecs would be working with pullovers.

**freakintraining** · 08-15-2005, 06:09 PM

i do them for my last excersie for back it is helping thicken my lats but i really havent noticed it doing anything to my chest....regardless i still do them

**IronFreakX** · 08-15-2005, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by striker93

After looking at my muscle charts, the sternal pecs would be working with pullovers.

so will shoulders when doing biceps curls...whats ur point??

**JAYROD** · 08-15-2005, 06:43 PM

i can tell you that they have improved my chest, especially my lower chest.

**Papi93** · 08-15-2005, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by IronFreakX

so will shoulders when doing biceps curls...whats ur point??

A lot of people think of the pullover as just a lat exercise but I thought JNel04 might find it interesting that it hits the sternal pecs, as well. On the muscle chart, it said that when you bring your arm down from an overhead position, you will be working the sternal pecs. Just trying to help a bro out.

**JNel04** · 08-15-2005, 10:22 PM

yea i've done them in the past and knew that they helped stretch out the serratus, but i never really felt it in my chest like other exercises. thanks for the viewpoints.

**collar** · 08-15-2005, 11:47 PM

if u keep ur arm straight thropugh out the whole movement it will work lats
if u keep ur arms slightly bent through out whole movement it works chest and triceps and lil bit of lats i think....
but i dont do it anyway

**Glutamine77** · 08-16-2005, 02:27 AM

arnold also said that it would expand the ribcage or whatever.. any comments?

**IronFreakX** · 08-16-2005, 05:29 AM

Originally Posted by Glutamine77

arnold also said that it would expand the ribcage or whatever.. any comments?

expand the rip cage??

mmm make the bones change sturcture by an exercise...mmm yeah

**S.P.G** · 08-16-2005, 06:32 AM

Originally Posted by IronFreakX

expand the rip cage??

mmm make the bones change sturcture by an exercise...mmm yeah

iron...

**Glutamine77** · 08-16-2005, 06:06 PM

I know I personnally don't believe it but arnold has preached this forever.. whatever

**Squatman51** · 08-16-2005, 09:42 PM

arnolds chest is monsterous

**Squatman51** · 08-16-2005, 09:44 PM

*was

**Powerathlete** · 08-17-2005, 06:09 AM

Originally Posted by collar

if u keep ur arm straight thropugh out the whole movement it will work lats
if u keep ur arms slightly bent through out whole movement it works chest and triceps and lil bit of lats i think....
but i dont do it anyway

Keeping your arms bent will not affect the chest or triceps more. I don't believe that pullovers will expand the rib cage.