The chest fly is a compound exercise that targets the chest and shoulder muscles while helping to increase overall strength. Although the primary form of the chest fly is lying face-up on a bench, there are unlimited variations to work different muscle groups. ...
Resistance bands are enjoying increasing popularity as a workout tool due to their affordable price, portability, ease of use and overall effectiveness. In this exercise overview we will describe how to properly use resistance bands to perform the chest fly exercise. Muscles Targeted: The chest fly...
What Muscles Does a Chest Fly Work? Just as it sounds, the chest fly works the upper chest muscles as well as the lats, deltoids, upper abs, and lower abs. It’s an isolated movement meant to specifically target the chest. But as a bonus, it also works the following muscles. ...
As with push-ups, varying the position of the body when doing a chest press or chest fly will target different muscles. Below are some key, weighted movements. 1. Regular chest press Lie on a flat bench, holding the dumbbells in your hands. Stretch your arms over your shoulder, shoulder...
Chest Fly Equipment Needed For This Chest and Tricep Workout Dumbbells: Light, Medium, and Heavy Exercise MatorBench Towel Water (Always ?) Tricep Exercises Move #1 – Reverse Extended Lifts These may be a small movement, but it is mighty at helping you tone your tricep muscles!
1)CHEST MUSCLES ANATOMY The pectoralis major muscle is made up of 3 parts whose fibers run in different directions. That’s because they originate from different areas on the clavicle and sternum. The Upper Chest muscle fibres (clavicular head) originate from the clavicle and run toward the hum...
4. Chest Fly Amber Rees Lie faceup on the floor, knees bent and feet planted. Hold a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing each other and dumbbells pressed together, arms above chest. Slowly open arms out to sides, keeping a slight bend in elbows, and lower weights toward floor. Once wr...
Here, we break down the anatomy of your chest muscles, plus how to target each to make them bigger and stronger.Pectoralis MajorOf the two chest muscles, the pectoralis major (a.k.a. the pec major) is the one that commands the most real estate. You have one of these large, fan-...
Lying Chest Fly This move is perfect for strengthening your chest muscles and can be done on a bench or on the floor. Start with light weights and build your way up as your strength improves. How to: Grab a dumbbell in each hand and lay supine (on your back) on a flat bench and...
(to the extent it is physically possible, at least) take out certain muscles out of movements. That is a great benefit not only for that particular muscle they are training, but for those other muscle groups that are involved because minimizing their involvement allows for more flexibility when...