How much can you dumbell fly?

[Sef]

Just curious as to the kind of weights people were using for this controversial exercise.

 

[MuscleM4n]

why exactly is it a controversial exercise?

I use 25lbs by the way. Weight is not important as long as the chest gets stimulated.

This exercise gives you more chest width

 

[LexusGS]

MuscleM4n is correct, if I use very heavy weight, my form suffers, therefore my routine looks like this: first set 25lb. to warm up, then 35lb. finishing off my 3rd set with 45lbs.

 

[Sam40]

I altertnate between 15's, and 25's, depends on how froggy the old frog is. How much I did - 150 once, on a pec deck (ouch)

 

[Giovanni]

i do
regular fly's 3 sets of 20 @ 25lbs
decline fly's 3 sets of 20@ 25 lbs
incline fly's 3 sets of 20 @ 25 lbs

 

[P-funk]

teh heaviest I ever did on this exercise was 70lb DBs.

 

[Squaggleboggin]

Wow. I think my chest is just extremely weak. The most I have ever done is 20s as far as I recall.

 

[Sam40]

I really did 1 rep @ 150 once, on the pec deck on my sons machine. I didn't know it was that heavy, if I had I probably could not have done it. His machine uses plates, so it's pretty accurate.

You have an advantage on a machine though, it's almost like hugging it to death. Not the same as with your arms spread out. You can also lean on it a little.

 

[MuscleM4n]

machines are easier than free weights of course

 

[Sam40]

It still brought on a BIG fart.

 

[min0 lee]

I agree, I get a better feel with DBs also.

 

[MuscleM4n]

Out of interest what does Good 'ole Ron Coleman dumbell flye?

 

[Fashong]

My shoulders pop out if I do pec flys or anything like that

 

[min0 lee]

I think I went up to 45's I believe...

 

[buildingup]

Do your titties get in the way

 

[AKIRA]

My shoulders pop out if I do pec flys or anything like that

Yea mine are a bit twitchy, but no pops yet.

Heaviest Ive gone may have been 45. Stayed away to do powerlifitng which is almost done..

 

[BIGDAVE]

I usually do 55-60's and i can touch the weight of the floor when using a flat bench.

 

[goal_500_bench]

I did 90lbs Friday.

 

[Witmaster]

How much can you dumbell fly?

Ok, I tried this for the first time today. I tried a set of 25 pounders and threw them with all my might. They flew about 24.25 feet.

Tomorrow I'll try from atop a high building and see if I can her a bit more distance and trajectory

 

[* Legion *]

How much can you dumbell fly?

Ok, I tried this for the first time today. I tried a set of 25 pounders and threw them with all my might. They flew about 24.25 feet.

Tomorrow I'll try from atop a high building and see if I can her a bit more distance and trajectory

Oh yeah? well today, i BARBELL flyed... flied... Used barbells instead of dumbbells.

 

[Witmaster]

Oh yeah? well today, i BARBELL flyed... flied... Used barbells instead of dumbbells.

LMAO!!!

 

[* Legion *]

LMAO!!!

I did it as a warmup. Then, i did military presses with the leg press machine.

 

[Witmaster]

I did it as a warmup. Then, i did military presses with the leg press machine.

Slow down champ. You're scaring the mortels

 

[* Legion *]

Slow down champ. You're scaring the mortels

Cooldown, did starmaster with 225 on my shoulders. backwards.

 

[Witmaster]

Cooldown, did starmaster with 225 on my shoulders. backwards.

You're killin' me!

 

[* Legion *]

Tomorrow: heavy cleans and spins... I clean the weight and then I spin around as fast as possible.

 

[GFR]

 

[vanity]

I dislike this exercise - great way to aggravate the rotator cuff.

 

[The Monkey Man]

I usually have someone else clean the weights for me -

 

[* Legion *]

I usually have someone else clean the weights for me -

Yes, i do clean tosses too, someone cleans the weight, spins like a helicopter, tosses the weight to me, i catch it, spin, and set it down.