Add in a little tricep, bicep and shoulder/ rotator work and you’ve got a well rounded upper body routine. Give it a try with our video! The chest press and lat pullover exercise combo helps you work the front and back of your upper body. Do not bend the elbow, move in the shoulder only.To reduce the range of motion, arms will stay more in line with your face rather than reaching fully overhead, close to the mat.Reduce the range of motion of the arms if you cannot maintain low and mid back connection with the mat or inward engagement of the upper abs (i.e.This helps avoid disengagement or popping up toward the ceiling. Anytime the arms are overhead, close to your ears, draw the upper abs in more.Use these tips to help get the most out of the LAT PULLOVER: Keep the top of your wrists straight or flat, as if you taped a popsicle stick across the back of your wrist.Keep your chest and upper back wide (side to side) as your spine stays long (tail to top of head).Use these tips to help get the most out of the CHEST PRESS: Resist having your heels really close to your seat, scoot them away a bit to help relax in your hips and let your abs work.Engage the upper abs by ‘knitting’ the lowest ribs together and drawing them inward toward your spine.Maintain this imprinted spine position throughout the exercise.Use the obliques to tip the pelvis so that the low back flattens along the mat.

Begin by drawing the belly button down toward spine.Certainly a step up in terms of difficulty, make sure you’ve mastered Arm Circles that strengthen the upper abs before trying the lat pullover portion of this exercise. This chest press and lat pullover exercise combo, done with dumbbells, will have you focused and attentive to form as you alternate between them. Got just 5 minutes for an upper body workout? This combo will beat bra bulge in the front and the back!

Upper chest pullover