Flat Bench Cable Flyes

An intermediate isolation strength exercise that works the chest, using a cable machine.

Flat Bench Cable Flyes — Starting position Starting position
Flat Bench Cable Flyes — End position End position
Difficulty Intermediate
Type Strength
Equipment Cable Machine
Primary Muscle Chest
AI Rep Counting Log manually

How to Do Flat Bench Cable Flyes

  1. Position a flat bench between two low pulleys so that when you are laying on it, your chest will be lined up with the cable pulleys.
  2. Lay flat on the bench and keep your feet on the ground.
  3. Have someone hand you the handles on each hand. You will grab each single handle attachment with a palms up grip.
  4. Extend your arms by your side with a slight bend on your elbows. Tip: You will keep this bend constant through the whole movement. Your arms should be parallel to the floor. This is your starting position.
  5. Now start lifting the arms in a semi-circle motion directly in front of you by pulling the cables together until both hands meet at the top of the movement. Squeeze your chest as you perform this motion and breathe out during this movement. Also, hold the contraction for a second at the top. Tip: When performed correctly, at the top position of this movement, your arms should be perpendicular to your torso and the floor touching above your chest.
  6. Slowly come back to the starting position.
  7. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles Worked

Front

Primary

Where Flat Bench Cable Flyes does most of its work.

Alternatives to Flat Bench Cable Flyes

10 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.

  1. 1 One-Arm Flat Bench Dumbbell Flye

    One-Arm Flat Bench Dumbbell Flye

    A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the chest, using dumbbells.

    beginner Dumbbells
  2. 2 Barbell Guillotine Bench Press

    Barbell Guillotine Bench Press

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a barbell.

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  3. 3 Bench Press

    Bench Press

    The bench press is the most popular upper body exercise for building chest strength and muscle mass. It's a compound movement that also develops the triceps and anterior deltoids.

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  4. 4 Bodyweight Flyes

    Bodyweight Flyes

    An intermediate isolation strength exercise that works the chest, using an E-Z curl bar.

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  5. 5 Wide-Grip Barbell Bench Press

    Wide-Grip Barbell Bench Press

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a barbell.

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  6. 6 Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Bench Press

    Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Bench Press

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a barbell.

    intermediate Barbell
  7. 7 Incline Cable Flye

    Incline Cable Flye

    An intermediate isolation strength exercise that works the chest, using a cable machine.

    intermediate Cable Machine
  8. 8 Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip

    Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a barbell.

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  9. 9 Bench Press - With Bands

    Bench Press - With Bands

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a resistance band.

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  10. 10 Decline Barbell Bench Press

    Decline Barbell Bench Press

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a barbell.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What muscles do flat bench cable flyes work?

Flat Bench Cable Flyes primarily works the chest.

What equipment do I need for flat bench cable flyes?

Flat Bench Cable Flyes uses cable machine.

Flat Bench Cable Flyes: is it suitable for beginners?

Flat Bench Cable Flyes is rated intermediate. Movements that assume you already own the basic pattern and are ready to load it.

What can I do instead of flat bench cable flyes?

One-Arm Flat Bench Dumbbell Flye, Barbell Guillotine Bench Press, Bench Press train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.

Can Fitnit count my flat bench cable flyes reps automatically?

Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; flat bench cable flyes can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.

Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.

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