Instructions
Preparation
- Lie chest down on elevated bench. Grasp dumbbells below.
Execution
- Keeping upper arm perpendicular to torso and dumbbells just below elbows, pull dumbbells up until elbows are just above shoulders. Return and repeat.
Comments
- If upper arm travels closer than perpendicular to trunk, latissimus dorsi becomes involved. Bench should be high enough to prevent dumbbells from hitting floor and close to horizontal. Lying at a 45° is not a sufficient angle to target the rear deltoids.
Classification
| Utility: | Basic or Auxiliary |
| Mechanics: | Compound |
| Force: | Pull |