Cable Flys
Isolation exercise · horizontal push
How to do it
- Set the handles to chest height, take a stable step forward, and keep your chest tall.
- Open your arms out under control until you feel clear tension across your chest.
- Bring the handles together in front of your body and squeeze your chest briefly at the end.
Muscles involved
- chest
- 100
- shoulders
- 10
- serratus
- 5
- obliques
- 5
- forearms
- 5
At a glance
- Type
- Isolation exercise
- Movement pattern
- horizontal push
- Equipment
- flat bench, cable machine
- Alternatives
- incline bench, resistance band
- Variations
- both arms, left arm, right arm
Follow along in the app
This exercise is in both apps. Pick whichever suits you.
Trainer
Guided strength training with a 3D coach, set by set.
Treeceps
The same exercise, inside your virtual fitness world.