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.
Dumbbell chest fly on floor.
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.
But this stability ball version is my favorite.
The dumbbell chest fly is an upper body exercise that can help to strengthen the chest and shoulders.
Doing so does reduce the range of motion but that is unavoidable and arguably safer without an exercise bench.
How to do it.
Or gently pick them up from the floor and hold 1 in each hand.
1 dumbbell floor fly dumbbell floor flys eliminate the biggest danger of dumbbell bench flys if you are to fail on the way up you can just dump the weight without jeopardizing your anterior shoulder capsules and ac joints.
I learned it from bodybuilding legend bill pearl.
Position your middle to upper back on the stability ball and have your knees bent with your feet flat on the floor.
4 sets of 15 reps 30 seconds rest between sets exercise ball chest flys.
Dumbbell chest fly.
A floor press is basically a bench press on the ground.
Externally rotate the arms rotate your elbows to face outward and palms to face inward slightly flexing the elbows but maintaining a neutral wrist position avoid flexion extension at the wrist joint.
The dumbbell chest fly can be done in various ways without a 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 exercise is the floor pause dumbbell fly.