Dumbbell Flys
Isolation exercise · horizontal push
How to do it
- Lie on the bench and hold the dumbbells above your chest with a slight bend in your elbows.
- Open your arms wide until you feel a solid stretch across your chest.
- Bring the dumbbells back together in an arc without changing your elbow angle much.
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, dumbbells
- Alternatives
- incline bench
- Variations
- both arms, left arm, right arm
Follow along in the app
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Trainer
Guided strength training with a 3D coach, set by set.
Treeceps
The same exercise, inside your virtual fitness world.