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1.2 KiB
1.2 KiB
Dumbbell Fly
The chest isolation — arms sweep from wide open to over the chest in a hugging arc, elbows softly fixed.
- Category: Main circuit
- Type: Free-weight chest fly (dumbbells)
- Targets: Chest, front delts
- Prescription: 3 × 10–15, light and controlled
- Defaults: 3 × 10 weighted
Setup
Lie on the flat bench with light dumbbells pressed over the chest, palms facing each other, a slight fixed bend in the elbows.
Execution
- Open the arms in a wide arc until you feel a full chest stretch — hands about level with the chest, never below the shoulders' comfort.
- Keep the elbow angle unchanged the entire way.
- Sweep back up as if hugging a barrel, squeezing the chest together.
Cues
- It's an arc, not a press — the elbows never bend and extend.
- Go light; the stretch does the work, not the load.
- Stop the descent the moment the chest stretch peaks.
Common Mistakes
- Bending the elbows on the way down and pressing back up.
- Dropping too deep and straining the shoulders.
- Using bench-press weights.
Progression
Slow the lowering phase and pause in the stretch; the Pec Deck offers the same motion with the path guided.