Bent Over Water Bottle Flyes
- Begin by holding a pair of water bottles and standing with a braced core. Bend at the knees slightly and lean forward from the hips. Maintain a flat back throughout.
- Keeping your elbows slightly bent throughout the movement, lift the water bottles up and out to the side. Be sure to focus the contraction in the back of the shoulders.
- Pause at the top of the movement then slowly bring the water bottles to the starting position.
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Bent over water bottle flyes is a gym work out exercise that targets upper back & lower traps and also involves shoulders. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Negative pull-ups / pullups, dumbbell snatch and seated barbell military press are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as bent over water bottle flyes. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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