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Banded flyes

Chest · Band

Sets, reps and RIR

Sets2 to 4
Reps12 to 20
RIR0 to 2

Bands give the least resistance where you are strongest, so chase reps and control, not load.

RIR means reps in reserve: how many you could still have done when you racked it. RIR 2 is two short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary: Chest.

Secondary: Front delts.

What it is called elsewhere

  • Norwegian Flyes med strikk
  • Swedish Flyes med gummiband
  • Danish Flyes med elastik
  • German Fliegende mit Widerstandsband
  • Spanish Aperturas con banda elástica
  • Italian Croci con elastico
  • Portuguese Crucifixo com elástico
  • Russian Сведение рук с резинкой
  • French Écarté avec élastique

Related chest exercises

  • Bench press (barbell)
  • Incline bench press (barbell)
  • Decline bench press (barbell)
  • Close-grip bench press (barbell)
  • Landmine press
  • Flat dumbbell press

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