Chest Fly (Band)
Trains the chest, with help from the shoulders. You need a resistance band. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
Technique
How to do the Chest Fly (Band)
- Anchor a resistance band at chest height behind you. Stand facing away from the anchor point, holding a handle in each hand with your arms extended out to your sides at chest level, palms facing forward, and a slight bend in your elbows.
- Step forward into a staggered stance to create tension in the band.
- Bring your hands together in a wide arc in front of your chest, keeping the slight bend in your elbows.
- Slowly return your arms to the starting position with control. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Maintain a slight bend in your elbows throughout to protect your joints.
- Focus on squeezing your chest as your hands come together.
- Exhale as you bring your hands together and inhale as you open back up.
- Ensure the band is securely anchored before starting the movement.
Muscles worked
What Chest Fly (Band) trains
In the programs
None of our programs use the Chest Fly (Band)
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a chest exercise that is, there are 13 on the Chest page.
Substitutes
Swap Chest Fly (Band) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Chest Fly (Band) for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.