Seated Chest Flys (Cable)
Trains the chest. You need a machine. 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 Seated Chest Flys (Cable)
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 Seated Chest Flys (Cable) trains
Technique
How to do Seated Chest Flys (Cable)
- Position a bench or seat between two cable machines with the pulleys set at shoulder height. Sit upright, grasp a handle in each hand, and start with your arms extended out to your sides with a slight bend in your elbows.
- Bring the handles together in a wide arc in front of your chest, keeping the slight bend in your elbows throughout.
- Squeeze your chest as the handles meet in front of you.
- Slowly return your arms out to the sides with control, feeling a stretch across your chest. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Maintain the same slight elbow bend throughout; do not press the weight by bending and extending your arms.
- Exhale as you bring the handles together and inhale as you open your arms.
- Keep your back against the seat and avoid leaning forward to assist the movement.
- Use a controlled tempo on the return to maximize the stretch on your chest.
Substitutes
Swap Seated Chest Flys (Cable) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run Seated Chest Flys (Cable) 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.