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Decline Dumbbell Fly

Builds the chest.

StrengthDumbbellControlledAll dumbbell exercisesAll chest exercises

What it works

Chest

How to do it

  1. 1Legs secured, dumbbells above the lower chest with a fixed soft elbow bend.
  2. 2Open in a wide arc, feel the stretch, then arc back together.
  3. 3Keep the movement slow — momentum at the bottom of any fly is where pec tears happen.

Watch a form guide for the decline dumbbell fly

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