- Lie with chest on physioball, holding dumbbell with arm extended toward floor
- Pull dumbbell to chest by driving elbow toward ceiling
- Lower dumbbell with control; repeat for specified reps
Sets/Reps: 1x12, 1x10
Coaching Points: Stabilize on ball and use core and glutes to lock body into place // Avoid jerking up or hitting physioball with dumbbell // Use fluid motion around ball
Phillips: This is the same basis as the chest press except it’s a back exercise, which helps prevent the shoulders from rotating forward from chest work. This allows for gains on both sides of the body and prevents you from over-demonstrating one plane of your body. The single-arm aspect makes him stabilize in the opposite direction of the weight so that he doesn’t fall off the ball.