Doing so does reduce the range of motion but that is unavoidable and arguably safer without an exercise bench.
Floor dumbbell flyes.
Lay flat on a bench with the dumbbells in your hands.
The exercise is the floor pause dumbbell fly.
Trying to hoist super heavy dumbbells into position is a royal pain in the you know what.
When lifting flex your abs for additional lower back support.
This is normally done on a flat or inclined bench.
Dumbbell floor presses work best in moderate to high rep ranges more for logistical reasons that anything.
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.
How to perform dumbbell fly s.
It s always good to throw in a new or different exercise once in awhile to keep things interesting and to challenge your body to something new.
The elbows stay at roughly a 90 degree angle.
Bend your knees and put your feet flat on the ground this puts your lower back in a safe position.
Like other things in life the hardest part can be getting it up.
The traditional way to perform a dumbbell chest fly is to do the move while lying on your back.
With this floor version the triceps should touch the floor but not the dumbbells.
Ensure that your neck is in a neutral position with your back.
The power flye is basically a cross between a flye and a dumbbell bench press.
Form is everything try for 2s up and 2s down.
If you re doing straight arm floor flyes it s an exercise that i sometimes do if all the benches are being used and or i simply want to do something different.
How to do it.
The dumbbell chest fly is an upper body exercise that can help to strengthen the chest and shoulders.
It is best to do dumbbell fly laying on the floor to safely limit your range of motion.
This makes the chest do more work without compromising shoulder health.
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.
I learned it from bodybuilding legend bill pearl.
Your back should be flat against the bench and your feet should be.