- Main muscle
- Upper Chest
- Also works
- Mostly just that one
- Equipment
- Dumbbells, bench
How to do it
- Lie back on a bench set to about 30° with the dumbbells together over your upper chest, palms facing in.
- Keep a slight bend in your elbows and lower them out to your sides in a wide arc.
- Squeeze them back together over your chest.
Common mistakes
- Bending your elbows so it becomes a press.
- Going so low your shoulders strain.
Know what to lift next
Iron Streak puts lifts like the Incline Dumbbell Fly into a weekly plan built around your goal, schedule and equipment. Every set shows the weight and reps to aim for, and your streak keeps score.
Related lifts
- Low-to-High Cable FlyUpper Chest · Cable machine
- Barbell Incline Bench PressUpper Chest · Barbell & plates
- Incline Dumbbell PressUpper Chest · Dumbbells
- Incline Machine PressUpper Chest · Other weight machines
- Smith Machine Incline Bench PressUpper Chest · Smith machine
- Decline Push-UpUpper Chest · No equipment