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Expand Your Rib Cage by Adding Pullovers to Your Chest Workout
Posted by GuestPoster in Health & Fitness
Whether or not pullovers can actually expand your rib cage has been a subject of debate in fitness and bodybuilding circles at least since the 1950s. I’ll show you how to add these to your chest workout so that you can judge for yourself.
- Lie on a flat bench with your head all the way to the end of the bench.
- Take a light barbell that more than 20 or 30 pounds to start with and press it to arm’s-length directly above your head. Your hands should be about 18 to 20 inches apart.
- Take a deep breath and lower the barbell behind your head until it is in a position that is as far back behind your head and towards the floor as you can get it — without causing any strain or discomfort to your shoulders.
- Bring the barbell slowly and smoothly back to the starting position and repeat.
To get the maximum effectiveness with this exercise, it will be necessary to control your breathing. As you first begin to lower the barbell behind your head, take a deep breath and allow the natural movement of your chest to pull your rib cage up and out, expanding it. As you bring the barbell back to the starting position exhale slowly and steadily and concentrate on tightening your abdominals and bringing your rib cage back to the starting position.
Will this actually expand your rib cage? And will it give you the thickness that we are all after for our upper body? There’s only one way to find out, so hit the gym and get to it.
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