Doing so does reduce the range of motion but that is unavoidable and arguably safer without an exercise bench.
Floor dumbell fly.
Trying to hoist super heavy dumbbells into position is a royal pain in the you know what.
The power flye is basically a cross between a flye and a dumbbell bench press.
Dumbbell floor presses work best in moderate to high rep ranges more for logistical reasons that anything.
How to do it.
If you want to go back to the bench after doing the floor variation but you re still not 100 comfortable with lying flat then you re going to do an incline dumbbell fly.
4 sets of 12 reps 30 seconds rest between sets this exercise routine can be performed using minimal equipment and only takes around 30 to 40 minutes to complete depending upon rest time.
The reason you re going to do an incline dumbbell fly rather than doing the flat version is because the majority of you when doing this movement because you re on.
Lie on the floor with two dumbbells above your shoulders arms 15 degrees shy of full extension with palms facing lower the weights in an arching motion.
The dumbbell chest fly is an upper body exercise that can help to strengthen the chest and shoulders.
With this floor version the triceps should touch the floor but not the dumbbells.
Like other things in life the hardest part can be getting it up.
The exercise is the floor pause dumbbell fly.
I learned it from bodybuilding legend bill pearl.
When lifting flex your abs for additional lower back support.
The traditional way to perform a dumbbell chest fly is to do the move while lying on your back.
This is normally done on a flat or inclined bench.
Form is everything try for 2s up and 2s down.
Dumbbell chest flyes are usually done on a bench or stability ball but there is absolutely nothing to say you can t do this popular chest exercise on the floor.
Dumbbell chest fly.
Bend your knees and put your feet flat on the ground this puts your lower back in a safe position.
This makes the chest do more work without compromising shoulder health.
The elbows stay at roughly a 90 degree angle.