Pullover (exercise)

{{short description|Dumbbell or barbell exercise}}

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The pullover is an exercise that is performed with either a dumbbell or a barbell.Neporent, Liz and Suzanne Schlosberg, Shirley J. Archer (2011) [https://books.google.com/books?id=sadz8oLC294C&q=pullover&pg=PA145 Weight Training For Dummies, pp.141-145. John Wiley & Sons.] Google Books. Retrieved 14 October 2013. Pullovers can be made to affect either the chest or the back depending on how wide the grip is (barbell) and the position of the shoulders. It targets Pectoralis major, Pectoralis minor, Triceps brachii, Lattismus dorsii and Teres major muscle among other muscles of the chest.{{Cite book |last=Delavier |first=Frédéric |title=Strength training anatomy |last2=Delavier |first2=Frédéric |date=2006 |publisher=Human Kinetics |isbn=978-0-7360-6368-5 |edition=2nd ed., [2nd print.] |location=Champaign, IL |pages=64-65}}

A research done on the pullover movement using a barbell suggested more effect on the pectoralis major muscle as compared to the latissimus dorsi.{{cite journal|last1=Marchetti|first1=PH|last2=Uchida|first2=MC|title=Effects of the pullover exercise on the pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi muscles as evaluated by EMG.|journal=Journal of Applied Biomechanics|date=November 2011|volume=27|issue=4|pages=380–4|pmid=21975179|doi=10.1123/jab.27.4.380}}