If you want to build a bigger chest you definitely don t want to shoo away this fly or these nine variations.
Chest flyes on floor.
Dumbbell chest flyes are usually done on a bench or stability ball but there is absolutely nothing to say you can t do this popular chest exercise on the floor.
How to do it.
This is one of the best flye variations you can do for pecs.
The floor allows you to open your arms only so far whereas the bench will let you go down just another inch or two for a greater challenge.
Chest fly on floor the first option is to get down on the floor and do the movement here.
Chest fly can be done lying on the floor or on a weight bench for just a little more range of motion.
As i mentioned flyes are a single joint exercise while most of the major chest exercises bench press incline press and others are multijoint.
Doing so does reduce the range of motion but that is unavoidable and arguably safer without an exercise bench.
Keep the dumbbells parallel with each other during the movement.
This makes the chest do more work without compromising shoulder health.
I learned it from bodybuilding legend bill pearl.
The very best way to build your chest related.
Dumbbell chest fly.
The exercise is the floor pause dumbbell fly.
Pause briefly at the bottom of each rep.
Inhale and slowly lower the dumbbells in unison in a wide arc until they lie level with your shoulders or chest.
Before we start flying let s stay on the ground and review what it means to fly.
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Some benefits of doing the movement on the ground is that you won t have to worry about any sort of shoulder tear because what s going to happen is even if you lose control the dumbbells are going to stop when they hit the floor.
Master the dip for a big chest.
Dumbbell chest flies may help strengthen arm and shoulder muscles and open up the chest muscles.
With this floor version the triceps should touch the floor but not the dumbbells.
Maintain your slightly flexed elbows neutral wrist position and contact of your head shoulder butt and feet with the bench and floor riser.
Learn how to safely do this exercise on a flat bench an incline bench or with no bench.