dumbbell fly

A single-joint exercise & eccentric exercise, using dumbbells with a supinated grip, lying on one’s back, over a flat bench, bilateral (simultaneously).

Considered a chest exercise, with the following muscle group:

  • targeted: pectorals
  • secondary: deltoids (anterior deltoid) and forearms (forearm flexors)

Level: beginner.

Exercise grading: A (not S because of the resistance curve: the contraction at the top of the movement is low).

A free-weight alternative to the machine fly.

A.k.a.: bilateral lying supinated dumbbell chest fly


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