I hate flys with dumbbells. Cables are better for fly movement IMO.

Cable keeps tension the entire time and you can "crossover" and go past center line under tension with cables. Can't come close to doing that with dumbbells and it puts your front deltoids at risk of injury IMO.

In response to this post by MikeVT85

Posted: 05/11/2019 at 07:39AM

gym peeps: ... how do you train for top-of-pecs cuts like this? -- bourbonstreet 05/10/2019 5:32PM

Hey Cuz _ I like this guy for most gym exercises. With good explanations. -- Concord Dan 05/11/2019 10:06AM

Got it! Thx! ** -- bourbonstreet 05/11/2019 3:36PM

Incline barbell bench press is the king of all chest exercises. ** -- BG Hokie 05/11/2019 07:37AM

oh yes, geez not done that since the 80's. thx! ** -- bourbonstreet 05/11/2019 3:42PM

Compliment your weights with some laps in the pool... -- BusLoadaBozos 05/10/2019 9:16PM

Agry-- love butterfly, though butterfly hates my spine. : ( ** -- bourbonstreet 05/10/2019 9:26PM

Last I checked, you can’t technically “target” a specific area of the pec ** -- HokieHoopz 05/10/2019 7:34PM

Well, 'K, ...can I target a general area? maybe a hemisphere? ** -- bourbonstreet 05/10/2019 7:35PM

Haha, I mean, the pec is one muscle. There’s no “upper” or “lower” -- HokieHoopz 05/10/2019 7:37PM

Delete** -- Concord Dan 05/11/2019 10:03AM

Well... -- `lag 05/10/2019 7:26PM

Flat/incline bench presses. Dumbbell flyes and pullovers work well. -- MikeVT85 05/10/2019 7:17PM

I hate flys with dumbbells. Cables are better for fly movement IMO. -- BG Hokie 05/11/2019 07:39AM

I'ma actually the other way; tho' I lighten my free-weight flies to -as you -- bourbonstreet 05/11/2019 3:43PM

I'm going to sound holier than thou here but I think dumbbell -- BG Hokie 05/11/2019 3:59PM

pullovers=the old nosebreakers... dang, not done that in 30 years. thx! ** -- bourbonstreet 05/10/2019 7:31PM

Incline bench press ** -- SarahVTHokie24 05/10/2019 7:08PM

What does he look like NOT punching a guy? ** -- hoosnowahokie 05/10/2019 6:54PM

You don’t train for that... -- No1Hokie 05/10/2019 6:30PM

God given genes, incline press, and some shoulder/chest work will do it -- CochraneResident 05/10/2019 6:14PM

...can't say I disagry on A/Hap... tho' inclines is not a bad start. Thx! ** -- bourbonstreet 05/10/2019 6:20PM

I hate flys with dumbbells. Cables are better for fly movement IMO.

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