How do you perform this exercise?
- Lie flat on a bench with your head at one end and your feet on the floor.
- Hold a dumbbell with both hands and extend your arms straight above your chest.
- Keeping a slight bend in your elbows, slowly lower the dumbbell behind your head until you feel a stretch in your chest and shoulders.
- Pause for a moment, then raise the dumbbell back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Which other muscles are involved?
Latissimus dorsi, Triceps.
How do you log your sets?
How do you track progressive overload?Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.
