Lie on the floor with your legs bent and feet flat.
Dumbbell over on the floor.
Lie with your back on a bench feet on the floor glutes and abs tight dumbbells held directly over your shoulders.
The straight arm dumbbell floor pullovers weight bearing exercise is an active level strength exercise form my book exercise for better bones.
If you prefer to do this exercise with one dumbbell hold the dumbbell with your palms facing each other and rest the end of the dumbbell on the floor.
Load dumbbells into position with your upper arm between neutral to 60 degrees from your torso.
Pause your elbows on the ground for 1 2 seconds then repeat.
In this video physical therapist margaret martin.
The straight arm dumbbell floor pullovers have a number of benefits for strength training muscle development and bone building.
Pull them back up and over your chest.
From your back bring the soles of your feet to the.
Perform a single arm dumbbell floor press with your legs straight and raised slightly off the floor to increase the demand on the core.
Lay on the floor with bent knees and feet on the ground.
Lower the weights over your head and down the floor behind you.
Muscles of the back.
This may look like more of a core exercise than a press but trust me it s still a great upper body strength builder.
Bend your arms slightly but then keep them rigid throughout.
Lie on the ground with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
Have a dumbbell in each hand with a reverse grip and position your arms at 45 degrees from your body.
Holding a dumbbell in each hand press them up and holds them over your chest with the dumbbells pressed together.
Lie on your back on the floor with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor.
Bend your elbows and shoulders keeping your elbows close to your body as you.
Press the weights up and together above your chest squeezing the muscles at the top of the movement.
Bones of the wrist and spine.
With a dumbbell in each hand extend your arms over your head so the backs of your hands are resting on the floor.