Reverse Flyes
- With a dumbbell in each hand in a neutral grip, lie face down on an incline bench. Your palms should be facing inwards.
- Extend your arms out in front of you so that they are at right angles to the bench. Keep your legs stationary but with pressure on the balls of our feet and toes. This is the start position.
- Keeping a slight bend in your elbows, move the weights away from each other in an arcing motion exhaling as you do so.
- Continue expanding your arms until they are parallel to the floor.
- Hold and squeeze your shoulder blades together
- Return to the starting position inhaling as you do so.
- Repeat .
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Reverse flyes is a gym exercise that targets shoulders and also works abs and upper back & lower traps. Use the illustration and instructions above to learn how to perform this exercise with proper form. Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Barbell front raises, dumbbell bent over lateral rear delt raises / flyes and cardio – swimming. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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