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Why Dietrich Uses the Incline Cable Pullover

How to Do the Incline Cable Pullover

A stronger chest isn't built through endless bench pressing and cable flys alone. Sometimes, adding a less obvious movement to your routine can provide a completely different stimulus.

At 61, Ricky Dietrich claims he's in the best shape of his life, and one exercise he credits with helping build his chest is the incline cable pullover.

“This is one of the only exercises I owe my lower chest growth to,” he says . “It keeps constant tension through the entire rep, lets me push close to failure safely, and has been one of the biggest contributors to building a fuller lower chest.”

While Dietrich describes it as a lower-chest exercise, pullovers aren't quite that simple.…