Exercise library / Cable Fly
Isolation · Isolation
Cable Fly
Cable Fly is an isolation exercise that targets the chest directly. Control the lowering phase, work through a full range of motion, and pick a load you can move without body English. Your shoulders assist throughout, and the loaded stretch at long muscle length makes it a strong hypertrophy choice.
Primary muscles
Chest
Secondary muscles
Shoulders
Equipment
Cable
Movement pattern
Isolation
Type
Isolation (single-joint)
Substitutions
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Pec Deck (Machine Fly)
Same isolation pattern · also trains the chest.
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Dumbbell Fly
Same isolation pattern · also trains the chest.
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Machine Chest Press
Also trains the chest.
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