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Technique

  1. Stand in front of rings at chest height and lean forward into an incline plank.
  2. Slowly open your straight arms out to the sides to describe a horizontal arc, lowering yourself toward the ground.
  3. Bring the rings back together in front of you and repeat.

Form tips

  • The more vertical your body, the easier the exercise will be.
  • Keep your core tight and arms straight.

Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Chest
  • Shoulders

Secondary

  • Biceps
  • Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
  • Pectoralis major (sternal head)
  • Anterior deltoid

Equipment

Appears in

Joint movements
trains stretches

Progressions

e058

Horizontal chest ring flys

Elite

Regressions

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Dumbbell fly

Novice
e17x

Wide arm plank

Novice
e0ob

Straps rings chest fly

Advanced
e09r

Rings wide pushup

Intermediate
e1bs

Pec deck

Beginner
e155

Incline dumbbell chest fly

Beginner
e08g

Rings archer pushup

Advanced
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