Incline Chest Fly (Dumbbell)
Trains the chest. You need a dumbbell. 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.
In the programs
None of our programs use the Incline Chest Fly (Dumbbell)
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 14 on the Chest page.
Muscles worked
What Incline Chest Fly (Dumbbell) trains
Technique
How to do the Incline Chest Fly (Dumbbell)
- Lie on an incline bench set at a 45-degree angle, holding a dumbbell in each hand with your arms extended straight out to your sides at chest level, palms facing up.
- Engage your core and bring the dumbbells up in a controlled manner, following a wide arc, until they meet above your chest, maintaining a slight bend in your elbows.
- Slowly lower the dumbbells back out to your sides in a wide arc until your arms are level with your chest.
- Repeat the movement for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Exhale as you raise the dumbbells and inhale as you lower them.
- Avoid locking your elbows; maintain a slight bend to protect your joints.
- Ensure your wrists remain straight and aligned with your forearms.
Substitutes
Swap Incline Chest Fly (Dumbbell) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Incline Chest Fly (Dumbbell) 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.