Advanced exercise

Bodyweight Flyes

  • Muscle Growth
  • Stability
  • Calisthenics

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Technique

How to perform Bodyweight Flyes

  1. Set the suspension handles low and take a firm grip before loading them.
  2. Support yourself on your toes and hands with your body in a straight line.
  3. Keep a small, fixed elbow bend as you slowly move the handles apart.
  4. Stop the outward movement while you can still control your shoulder position and maintain the body line.
  5. Bring the handles back together to raise your body, without turning the movement into a bent-elbow press.
  6. Repeat under control without allowing your hips to sag.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Pectoralis Major Sternocostal Head, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head.

MuscleScoreRole
Rectus Abdominis0.5Stabilizer
External Oblique0.4Stabilizer
Internal Oblique0.4Stabilizer
Serratus Anterior0.4Mover, Stabilizer
Triceps Long Head0.3Stabilizer
Triceps Medial Head0.3Stabilizer

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.

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