dumbbell decline twist fly

A chest exercise targeting the pectorals, performed with dumbbell.

dumbbell decline twist fly demonstration
dumbbell decline twist fly β€” demonstration

Body part

Chest

Equipment

Dumbbell

Target muscles

Pectorals

Secondary muscles

Shoulders, Triceps

How to do dumbbell decline twist fly

  1. Lie down on a decline bench with your head lower than your hips.

  2. Hold a dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing each other and your arms extended straight up over your chest.

  3. Lower the dumbbells out to the sides in a wide arc until you feel a stretch in your chest.

  4. As you lower the dumbbells, twist your wrists so that your palms face forward at the bottom of the movement.

  5. Reverse the motion and bring the dumbbells back up to the starting position, squeezing your chest muscles at the top.

  6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Pectorals

Secondary

ShouldersTriceps

Related exercises

All chest exercises β†’

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