Two of the most common chest exercises are the bench press and dumbbell fly.
Floor press vs flye.
Learn how to safely do this exercise on a flat bench an incline bench or with no bench.
Chest flys both have multiple benefits.
The floor press is a great way to work on heavy weight lockouts at the elbows for your standard bench press.
Barbell presses however tend to carry a higher risk of shoulder strains.
Low to high cable flyes perfectly mimic the line of pull and action of the clavicular pectoralis.
The power flye is basically a cross between a flye and a dumbbell bench press.
Incline dumbbell flye the dumbbell flye uses a flat bench.
You should be able to lift more than you can with a regular chest press.
Dumbbell floor chest press.
Recalling that the most natural function of the upper chest is flexion and horizontal adduction use the same grip width mentioned in the floor presses above just slightly wider than shoulder width.
In the battle between chest presses vs.
Although using the floor press for this purpose is effective to an extent it s not all it s cracked up to be.
When you bench press with a barbell your arms and shoulders are in a fixed position and move through a set range of motion.
With a dumbbell press however you can alter the movement pattern slightly and your shoulders move much more freely.
Heavy presses and dips have been the primary building blocks in constructing the most massive chests of all time including schwarzenegger reg park and ronnie coleman but the finishing touches in constructing these masterpieces were done with variations of the fly.
With this floor version the triceps should touch the floor but not the dumbbells.
Big brawny and powerful pecs spark admiration in the hearts of men and less than pure thoughts in the hearts of honky tonk angels.
This is normally done on a flat or inclined bench.
The floor press is primarily performed as a way to increase strength in this exact point.
This makes the chest do more work without compromising shoulder health.
By decreasing the range of motion this variation focuses more on the triceps.
Dumbbell chest flies may help strengthen arm and shoulder muscles and open up the chest muscles.