Crossover - an exercise designed to train the muscles of the pectoral region. Among its main features, it can be distinguished that it is not used by most athletes as a base during mass gain. However, in view of its unique advantages, it is quite effectively used by athletes during their work to form and hone the shape of the pectoral muscles. Another obvious advantage that significantly distinguishes the crossover exercise from other types of training in this area of muscle is an exclusively isolated study of the target group.
In the bench press of a dumbbell or bar, as well as in the arms, during the movement, triceps are involved, which can get tired much faster than the pectoral muscles, as a result of which the latter simply will not get enough load. In the exercise in question, the target group not only works in isolation, but also with almost the same degree of stress throughout the entire path. Therefore, some athletes believe that crossover is an exercise that is best suited for the pectoral muscles. These are those people who, due to the peculiarities of their body structure, cannot get the result in standard bench press movements.
No matter how simple this exercise may seem, before you begin to perform it, any beginner should know the basic requirements for it. There are several options for training the pectoral muscles with this simulator. The most common versions are standing or sitting, as well as lying on a bench with a changing backrest and kneeling. Crossover is an exercise in which the pectoral muscles can be worked out at all possible angles. We can say that it is thanks to this feature of it that it is so popular among fitness and bodybuilding.
It should be noted that during the execution of this movement, it is necessary to observe the technique as strictly as possible, since for any deviation from the given trajectory and pace, as well as when trying to use the inertial forces of the whole body, which can happen with too much load, the training stress is distributed over all kinds of muscles, but not on the target group. For this reason, the crossover simulator (a photo with the implementation of various versions of the development of the pectoral section of the muscles can be found in various sports and information sources) must have a mount to move the cable along the entire height of human growth. That is why the exercise is so effective in comparison with the reduction of hands sitting on the simulator.
However, compared with the latter, it has greater freedom of movement, which largely prevents injuries to the shoulder joint when using large loads. Before starting a full-fledged training of the pectoral muscles with this movement, any beginner athlete should choose the version that best suits his body composition, so he will train the target group in the best way. Thus, a crossover exercise is ideal for training the pectoral muscle area of the body for those people who, due to the characteristics of their body, cannot feel enough pumping of this part during normal strength training.