Dumbbell Chest Fly Floor

1 dumbbell floor fly dumbbell floor flys eliminate the biggest danger of dumbbell bench flys if you are to fail on the way up you can just dump the weight without jeopardizing your anterior shoulder capsules and ac joints.

Dumbbell chest fly floor.

I learned it from bodybuilding legend bill pearl. Start with a 10 second isometric hold at the top another 5 second hold halfway down then another 5 second hold a few inches above the chest. 4 sets of 15 reps 30 seconds rest between sets exercise ball chest flys. There is a better dumbbell option for this the dumbbell ucv raise.

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. Dumbbell floor fly in hollow position. If you really want to hate life after you perform your reps repeat the three separate isometric holds again on your last set. Then perform 8 10 repetitions.

With this floor version the triceps should touch the floor but not the dumbbells. Doing so does reduce the range of motion but that is unavoidable and arguably safer without an exercise bench. Lie on the floor with two dumbbells above your shoulders arms 15 degrees shy of full extension with palms facing lower the weights in an arching motion. The dumbbell chest fly can be done in various ways without a bench.

How to do it. Position your middle to upper back on the stability ball and have your knees bent with your feet flat on the floor. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. This makes the chest do more work without compromising shoulder health.

This is normally done on a flat or inclined bench. Dumbbell chest fly. You might be thinking the chest fly i don t like to do the fly on a bench and if we do it on the floor at best we re only getting to midline but not across it. But this stability ball version is my favorite.

The power flye is basically a cross between a flye and a dumbbell bench press. 4 sets of 12 reps 30 seconds rest between sets this exercise routine can be performed using minimal equipment and only takes around 30 to 40 minutes to complete depending upon rest time. The elbows stay at roughly a 90 degree angle. The exercise is the floor pause dumbbell fly.