The exercise is the floor pause dumbbell fly.
Dumbbell chest fly on floor.
A floor press is basically a bench press on the ground.
The dumbbell chest fly is an upper body exercise that can help to strengthen the chest and shoulders.
The dumbbell chest fly can be done in various ways without a bench.
Dumbbell chest fly.
Grasp each dumbbell with a closed pronated grip palms facing forward thumbs wrapped around the handle pressing the dumbbells to a position shoulder width apart with your elbows extended.
I learned it from bodybuilding legend bill pearl.
Lie on the floor with two dumbbells above your shoulders arms 15 degrees shy of full extension with palms facing lower the weights in an arching motion.
Dumbbell chest flyes are usually done on a bench or stability ball but there is absolutely nothing to say you can t do this popular chest exercise on the floor.
Position your middle to upper back on the stability ball and have your knees bent with your feet flat on the floor.
How to do it.
Externally rotate the arms rotate your elbows to face outward and palms to face inward slightly flexing the elbows but maintaining a neutral wrist position avoid flexion extension at the wrist joint.
Doing so does reduce the range of motion but that is unavoidable and arguably safer without an exercise bench.
4 sets of 15 reps 30 seconds rest between sets exercise ball chest flys.
But this stability ball version is my favorite.
4 sets of 12 reps 30 seconds rest between sets this exercise routine can be performed using minimal equipment and only takes around 30 to 40 minutes to complete depending upon rest time.
While the dumbbell fly targets the chest it also recruits the shoulders and upper back in a bigger way.