Chest · Bodyweight
Bodyweight Standing Straight Arm Chest Low Fly
How to do the bodyweight standing straight arm chest low fly, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- HorizontalPush
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand tall with your arms extended out to your sides, slightly below shoulder height, palms facing forward. Keeping your arms straight, squeeze your chest to bring both hands together low in front of your hips, then slowly open back out under control. Make your own resistance by contracting hard at the bottom.
- 1Feel your lower chest squeeze as your hands meet low in front of your
- 2hips
- 3Keep your arms long and drive the motion from your chest
- 4Create tension by squeezing hard at the bottom instead of using weight
Common mistakes
- Don't bend your elbows to bring the hands together
- Avoid leaning forward or rounding your shoulders
- Don't rush; control both directions of the fly
Muscles worked
The bodyweight standing straight arm chest low fly mainly works the lower chest, with the mid chest and front delts assisting.
- Lower ChestPrimary
- Mid ChestSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- LatsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Internal RotatorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.