Cable Fly
Push · chest · beginner
Start
FinishHow to do it
Soft elbows, sweep the handles together in an arc and squeeze for a beat at the end.
Muscles worked
Primary: chest · Also works: front delts
Equipment
Cables, Full gym
Common mistakes
- Turning it into a press
- Going too heavy to control
Variations
- Low-to-high fly
- High-to-low fly
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Related exercises
- Barbell Bench Presschest
- Dumbbell Bench Presschest
- Push-Upchest
- Machine Chest Presschest
- Incline Dumbbell Presschest
- Wall Push-Upchest
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