Incline Dumbbell Flyes - With A Twist

How to do the Incline Dumbbell Flyes - With A Twist

1. Hold a dumbbell in each hand and lie on an incline bench that is set to an incline angle of no more than 30 degrees.
2. Extend your arms above you with a slight bend at the elbows.
3. Now rotate the wrists so that the palms of your hands are facing you. Tip: The pinky fingers should be next to each other. This will be your starting position.
4. As you breathe in, start to slowly lower the arms to the side while keeping the arms extended and while rotating the wrists until the palms of the hand are facing each other. Tip: At the end of the movement the arms will be by your side with the palms facing the ceiling.
5. As you exhale start to bring the dumbbells back up to the starting position by reversing the motion and rotating the hands so that the pinky fingers are next to each other again. Tip: Keep in mind that the movement will only happen at the shoulder joint and at the wrist. There is no motion that happens at the elbow joint.
6. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	chest
Secondary	shoulders
Equipment	dumbbell
Difficulty	beginner
Type	compound

No dumbbell? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

Clock Push-Up Bodyweight Decline Push-Up Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Medium Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Reverse Grip Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Wide Bodyweight

Harder than the Incline Dumbbell Flyes - With A Twist

Plyo Kettlebell Pushups expert · Kettlebell Flat Bench Cable Flyes intermediate · Cable Machine Incline Cable Flye intermediate · Cable Machine

Superset the Incline Dumbbell Flyes - With A Twist with

Opposing middle back work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row middle back Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row With Palms In middle back Dumbbell Incline Row middle back One-Arm Dumbbell Row middle back

Common questions

What muscles does the Incline Dumbbell Flyes - With A Twist work?

The Incline Dumbbell Flyes - With A Twist primarily works the chest, with the shoulders as secondary movers. Alternating Floor Press, Around The Worlds, and Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip train the same muscle, across 11 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Incline Dumbbell Flyes - With A Twist?

Dumbbells. Without dumbbells, Clock Push-Up, Decline Push-Up, and Incline Push-Up train the same muscle, and 17 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Incline Dumbbell Flyes - With A Twist suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Incline Dumbbell Flyes - With A Twist is rated beginner. Plyo Kettlebell Pushups, Flat Bench Cable Flyes, and Incline Cable Flye are the progressions from here.

Where should the Incline Dumbbell Flyes - With A Twist go in a workout?

Early — the Incline Dumbbell Flyes - With A Twist is compound, working 2 muscle groups, so run it first or second while you are fresh, then superset Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row and Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row With Palms In later.

Similar exercises

Alternating Floor Press Kettlebell Around The Worlds Dumbbell Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip Barbell Barbell Guillotine Bench Press Barbell Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip Barbell Bench Press - With Bands Resistance Bands