Strength exercise

Chest Fly Machine

How to do it

  1. Sit in the pec deck machine with your back flat against the pad and grip the handles or forearm pads at chest height.
  2. Position your elbows at roughly shoulder height with a slight bend, feet flat on the floor for stability.
  3. Brace your core and press your arms together in front of your chest, squeezing at the point where the pads meet.
  4. Slowly allow your arms to open back out under control until you feel a stretch across the chest.
  5. Keep a steady tempo through both directions, exhaling as you press in and inhaling as you release.
  6. Keep your shoulder blades pinned against the pad rather than rounding forward as your arms come together.

Muscles worked

ChestMuscles located in the front of the upper body, primarily responsible for pushing movements. All Chest exercises
Anterior DeltoidFront portion of the shoulder muscle responsible for shoulder flexion and internal rotation. All Anterior Deltoid exercises

Related Chest exercises

Type
Strength
Equipment
Pec Deck Machine
Primary muscles
Chest, Anterior Deltoid
Measured in
Reps and weight