Dumbbell Fly

Step-by-step technique for Dumbbell Fly, an exercise for chest using dumbbells. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.

Technique video

How to do it

  1. Lie flat on the bench with a dumbbell in each hand over your chest.
  2. Keep a slight bend in your elbows.
  3. Lower the dumbbells out to the sides in an arc until you feel a stretch.
  4. Bring them back together over your chest in the same arc.
Coach tip: Don’t lower deeper than you can control. Protect the shoulder.

Muscles worked

Primary: Chest
Secondary: Front Delts

Dumbbell Fly is a strength exercise that loads the chest using dumbbells. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.

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