The dumbbell chest fly can be done in various ways without a bench.
Floor dumbbell chest fly.
Dumbbell chest fly.
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.
This makes the chest do more work without compromising shoulder health.
But this stability ball version is my favorite.
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.
The elbows stay at roughly a 90 degree angle.
Or maybe everybody s doing it but i just can t see them because they re down on the ground over next to the rack.
Doing so does reduce the range of motion but that is unavoidable and arguably safer without an exercise bench.
The dumbbell chest fly is an upper body exercise that can help to strengthen the chest and shoulders.
I learned it from bodybuilding legend bill pearl.
The traditional way to perform a dumbbell chest fly is to do the move while lying on your back.
4 sets of 15 reps 30 seconds rest between sets exercise ball chest flys.
This is normally done on a flat or inclined 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 power flye is basically a cross between a flye and a dumbbell bench press.
The dumbbell floor press is an oft forgotten exercise that should get a lot more love than it does.
With this floor version the triceps should touch the floor but not the dumbbells.
The exercise is the floor pause dumbbell fly.
Position your middle to upper back on the stability ball and have your knees bent with your feet flat on the floor.
If you do not have access to a bench you can still perform the chest fly with dumbbells using just the floor it will still hit the muscles effectively and t.