Dumbbell Fly

Danish: Flyes med håndvægte

Movement pattern

Horizontal adduction

Equipment

Weight bench, Dumbbell

Main muscles

Pectoralis major (clavicular head), Pectoralis major (sternocostal head)

Also works

Deltoid (anterior part)

Stabilisers

Biceps brachii (long head), Biceps brachii (short head), Infraspinatus, Subscapularis, Supraspinatus, Teres minor

Muscle groups

Chest

Level

Beginner

Type

Isolation, push

Load

External load

Logged as

Reps

Joint load

Shoulder: moderate

Related exercises

Alternatives: Cable Crossover, Pec Deck

Opposing movement: Chest-Supported Dumbbell Reverse Fly

Other names

German: Fliegende KH Flachbank · Spanish: Aperturas con Mancuernas · French: Écarté aux haltères

Liftosaur: Chest Fly, Dumbbell · wger: Fly With Dumbbells · free-exercise-db: Dumbbell Flyes

Also called: Chest Fly (Dumbbell), Chest Flye (Dumbbell), DB Chest Fly, Dumbbell Chest Fly, Dumbbell Chest Flye, Dumbbell Flye, Dumbbell Pec Fly, Flat Fly, Fly (Dumbbell), Flye (Dumbbell), Pec Fly (Dumbbell)

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Identifier: https://overachiever.eu/kg/exercise/dumbbell-fly

Exercise data: Exercise Knowledge Graph by Giovanni Degani, incl. wger contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0. Version 1.0.0. Adapted from the Exercise Knowledge Graph; licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution and sources · Download the data (JSON)