Band Chest Fly
Band Chest Fly trains 2 of the 18 muscle groups Full Coverage tracks: Chest 85%, Front delts 25%.
This movement is in our catalog for reference, with the same per-muscle numbers as every other page here. The app does not select it for you.
How to do it
- Anchor a band behind you at chest height, or run it across your upper back.
- Hold an end in each hand with your arms out to the sides, slight bend in the elbows.
- Sweep your hands together in front of your chest.
- Squeeze, then return under control to the stretch.
- The band is hardest where your hands meet, which is where the chest is shortest - squeeze there.
Muscles it trains
Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.
- Chest 85%
- Front delts 25%
How it compares
Compared with the Cable Fly, it loads Front delts 10 points higher, Chest 5 points lower. It needs Resistance bands where the other uses Cable machine. Compared with the Band Chest Press, it loads Triceps 50 points lower, Chest 10 points higher, Front delts 5 points lower.
Other ways to train this
Other exercises for the Chest
Related guides
Exercise illustrations and data by RepDB (repdb.co), used under licence.
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