Form cues
- Keep elbows slightly bent
- Open wide under control
- Lift through your chest
- Feet planted, hips steady
Exercise
Dumbbell Incline Fly On Exercise Ball
Chest, dumbbell
A chest isolation exercise done with dumbbells while supported on an exercise ball at an incline angle.
Target: pectorals. Also works: shoulders.
Steps
- Hold a dumbbell in each hand and position your upper back on the exercise ball so your torso is angled upward.
- Plant your feet firmly on the floor and raise the dumbbells above your upper chest with your palms facing each other.
- Keep a soft bend in your elbows and lower your arms out to the sides in a wide arc.
- Stop when your elbows are roughly level with your chest and you feel your chest stretch.
- Squeeze your chest and bring the dumbbells back up along the same arc until they meet above your chest.
Common mistakes
- Straightening the elbows and turning the move into a press
- Lowering the dumbbells too far below chest level
- Bouncing the hips or letting the ball roll around
- Bringing the dumbbells up unevenly or clanking them together
Breathing
Inhale as you lower the dumbbells out to the sides, and exhale as you bring them back together above your chest.
In the app, search for Dumbbell Incline Fly On Exercise Ball and add it to a workout.