Chest Flyes???

[johnsnowyo]

I have started doing floor flyes and presses recently and like them. My gym has a great chest flye machine as well.

I too have started doing floor flyes a few months ago, have found that my shoulder problems have gone away but I also feel that I don't get as good a stretch. I've also started doing single arm floor chest press after watching Vintage Genetics doing them with his girl. Same thing better control but less muscle stretch.

 

[ketsugo]

All movements are relative to each person. We all respond differently, are genetically different have various lifestyle, pressures . So my perfect routine should never be yours . You are your greatest teacher . Trial error , experience- is your guide. Personally I have always had thick chest so training for tone and hardness I have stopped doing flat benches in 1980s. So those ignorant people that ask how much you Bench ? I say I don’t ....

 

[gdaddyg8]

I think it can be a great exercise. I like to use it after a heavy chest pressing movement. I feel it helps expand the muscle and allow for more blood flow to the area!


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[BigBob]

I think it can be a great exercise. I like to use it after a heavy chest pressing movement. I feel it helps expand the muscle and allow for more blood flow to the area!


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Me too. Great for expansion.

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[armada]

Right now I use flyes as a secondary movement for chest.

After I've hit chest with a heavy compound movement for 4 working sets, I'll do 2-3 sets of DB flyes. I can get a great pump and contraction with flyes, and don't put a crazy strain on my shoulders by using heavy weights, because my chest has already been hammered by the heavy compound movement.

 

[psych]

Yes floor press with a pause will build you a gorilla chest

 

[psych]

All movements are relative to each person. We all respond differently, are genetically different have various lifestyle, pressures . So my perfect routine should never be yours . You are your greatest teacher . Trial error , experience- is your guide. Personally I have always had thick chest so training for tone and hardness I have stopped doing flat benches in 1980s. So those ignorant people that ask how much you Bench ? I say I don’t ....

I always tell people, If I didnt have to bench in a meet I would never bench. Its only been around since the 30's or 40's I think. But flys and dumb bell floor press, in all their variants, trump bench every time.

 

[Jtooswol]

Love the pump from the squeeze when doing flies

 

[Ryan1007]

I think they are a great finisher or exercise to compound with another chest excercise. Definitely don't agree with position that they are useless.

 

[ProFIT]

Flyes can be a great exercise and in more ways than one. I like to use them as a starter to get blood into the chest before heavy pressing. Sometimes the opposite and as a finisher after presses. Both times the weight is not that high but sometimes I go all out for db floor flyes and they feel great too.