Chest Flyes

The Rose · 08-25-2001, 06:10 PM

How do you perform dumbbell flyes? Are you supposed to bend the elbows during the descent part of the execution or keep your arms straight all the way through?

LatinoHeat · 08-25-2001, 08:04 PM

Keep a slight bend at the elbows throughout. Trying to keep your arms straight places the elbows in danger of hyperextending. Of course, this is only my opinion which could be refuted by TheSupremeBeing.

TheSupremeBeing · 08-25-2001, 08:20 PM

Yeah I could if I wanted to....but I agree

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LatinoHeat · 08-25-2001, 08:21 PM

Damn, TSB,you agree? I was doubting myself there for a sec, you made me lose my confidence with that upper/lower pec deal!

The Rose · 08-26-2001, 05:43 PM

So your arms will maintain the exact same form throughout the movement. The only movement will be at the shoulders, right? I've seen people maintain a slight bend at the elbows at the top of the movement, but as the arms descend they would bend their elbows so that their forearms would be perpendicular to their upper arms at the bottom of the movement.

<FONT COLOR="#000002" SIZE="1" FACE="Verdana, Arial">[Edited 1 time by The Rose on 08-26-2001 at 07:47 PM]</font>

08-25-2001, 06:10 PM	#1
The Rose Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 188	Chest Flyes How do you perform dumbbell flyes? Are you supposed to bend the elbows during the descent part of the execution or keep your arms straight all the way through?

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08-25-2001, 08:04 PM	#2
LatinoHeat Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: CA, USA Posts: 22	Keep a slight bend at the elbows throughout. Trying to keep your arms straight places the elbows in danger of hyperextending. Of course, this is only my opinion which could be refuted by TheSupremeBeing.

08-25-2001, 08:20 PM	#3
TheSupremeBeing Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Chillin' in mah cribb, yo. Posts: 598	Yeah I could if I wanted to....but I agree ------------------ Complex problems have simple, easy to understand, wrong answers.

08-25-2001, 08:21 PM	#4
LatinoHeat Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: CA, USA Posts: 22	Damn, TSB,you agree? I was doubting myself there for a sec, you made me lose my confidence with that upper/lower pec deal!

08-26-2001, 05:43 PM	#5
The Rose Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 188	So your arms will maintain the exact same form throughout the movement. The only movement will be at the shoulders, right? I've seen people maintain a slight bend at the elbows at the top of the movement, but as the arms descend they would bend their elbows so that their forearms would be perpendicular to their upper arms at the bottom of the movement. <FONT COLOR="#000002" SIZE="1" FACE="Verdana, Arial">[Edited 1 time by The Rose on 08-26-2001 at 07:47 PM]</font>