Low to high cable flyes perfectly mimic the line of pull and action of the clavicular pectoralis.
Floor press vs flye.
You should be able to lift more than you can with a regular chest press.
Two of the most common chest exercises are the bench press and dumbbell fly.
Chest flys both have multiple benefits.
When you bench press with a barbell your arms and shoulders are in a fixed position and move through a set range of motion.
Dumbbell floor chest press.
By decreasing the range of motion this variation focuses more on the triceps.
With a dumbbell press however you can alter the movement pattern slightly and your shoulders move much more freely.
The floor press is a great way to work on heavy weight lockouts at the elbows for your standard bench press.
The floor press is primarily performed as a way to increase strength in this exact point.
Dumbbell chest flies may help strengthen arm and shoulder muscles and open up the chest muscles.
This is normally done on a flat or inclined bench.
Lie with your head and shoulders supported by the bench and your feet flat on the floor.
Barbell presses however tend to carry a higher risk of shoulder strains.
In the battle between chest presses vs.
The elbows stay at roughly a 90 degree angle.
Incline dumbbell flye the dumbbell flye uses a flat bench.
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.
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.
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.
Take advantage of that and be powerful and strong firing upwards on every rep.
Although using the floor press for this purpose is effective to an extent it s not all it s cracked up to be.