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.
Floor flyes exercise.
The exercise is the floor pause dumbbell fly.
I learned it from bodybuilding legend bill pearl.
Like most strength training moves you will want to focus on form before adding too much weight.
Doing so does reduce the range of motion but that is unavoidable and arguably safer without an exercise bench.
It turns out that the floor fly might be a safer chest fly.
Signal the spotter for assistance in moving to the starting position.
Your head shoulders butt and feet should make contact with the bench and floor riser throughout the exercise.
We have little doubt that you ve done a set or a hundred of dumbbell flyes before and have probably heard of the floor press too both are basic chest moves.
How to do it.
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.
How to do it.
Grasp each dumbbell with a closed pronated grip palms facing forward thumbs wrapped around the handle pressing the dumbbells to a position shoulder width apart.
Chest fly can be done lying on the floor or on a weight bench for just a little more range of motion.