8 Dumbbell Fly Mistakes and How to Fix Them

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[DrMiloWolf]

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0:00 Introduction
0:35 Mistake #1 – Not bending the arms enough
2:03 Mistake #2 – Bending the arms too much
3:10 Mistake #3 – Altering the elbow angle
4:00 Mistake #4 – Touching the dumbbells together
4:40 Mistake #5 – Not going deep enough
6:10 Mistake #6 – Going down too fast
7:36 Mistake #7 – Not opening up your chest
8:20 Mistake #8 – Going too heavy or too light
9:29 Outro

[whosyourzaddy]

Would love to see a video on Squats, and Upright rows.

[tikobalyan]

These videos are so helpful. Would love to see a straight arm pulldown video, pls Dr Mike <3

[lauragonzalez]

Great video man learning a ton perfect timing till they open the gym's again... would love to see what I'm doing wrong with the bent over row with barbell and any other rows?

[Wheysted]

Pec dec flys and rear delts please! Thanks for the great information and tips Dr. Mike!!

[Tonablack]

You're a gift to those around you.

[KaySeeKayOh]

When I was rehabbing my wrist, I used a combination flye-press like you mention. I didn’t know they were a real thing so I haven’t done them since, but I really liked them. Every exercise sounds good in a quarantine, but those sound amazing right now.

[stoempert]

I'm enjoying the videos coming out the last weeks.

[nilo]

Great video great content as always Dr Mike good tips for good technique for better lifts and longevity👍👌👏👊😎💯

[FRANKLiN_music]

Is there an advantage to a neutral grip so thumbs up at the lowest position?

[hossamsaffieddine]

Up right row and pendalay row videos plzzz ❤️

[altruisticscoundrel]

But how am I supposed to show off if I can't flap my arms and squeal?

[daedae]

FINE DR, I’ll drop the weight! Because My shoulder joints do fatigue (not hurt) before my chest on flies.

[kinginthenorth]

A video on single legged calf raises would be great. Something, something, current events, something, home gym, something, calves not the limiting factor in barbell calf raises.

[jamesneale]

In your opinion is there more constant tension throughout the range of movement of the fly with a slight decline bench compared to standard flat fly? Also, would you get more stimulus with partials in the lower 1/2 of the movement compared to the standard form? Any advice would be appreciated. Cheers.

[Vyrall-nkxd]

I love dumbbell flies. I feel them the best out of all my chest movements. But if I go much lower than my torso, I jack my shoulders up

[mehdizj]

Question: inclined, declined or flat?

[sabineottala]

I believe in the US they're called zippers, but here over the pond we call the zip on your trousers 'flies'. That made me giggle.

[moohuhahaaa]

He didn't really cover the angle of the arms in relation to the torso. I've always mixed up the angles to lie somewhere between up toward the shoulders and down a bit toward the hips. I'm not sure if there's a right answer.

[daneo]

Your boy Jonn Shreeve loves the pressing db flies. 😎

Im half his size and use 20 lbs for db flies and hardly feel them.
while he's doing it with what 2.5 lbs. 😂