Chest · Cable
on Stability Ball Cable Incline Fly
How to do the on stability ball cable incline fly, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- HorizontalPush
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Set two low pulleys and lie back on a stability ball with your torso on a slight incline, a handle in each hand. With a soft bend in your elbows, open your arms wide to chest level, then bring the handles up and together over your upper chest while balancing on the ball.
- 1Feel your upper chest squeeze as the handles come together
- 2Keep your hips up and core braced to stay stable on the ball
- 3Hold a steady soft elbow bend through the arc
Common mistakes
- Don't bend your elbows to press instead of fly
- Avoid letting your hips drop or the ball roll under you
- Don't overstretch at the bottom and strain your shoulders
Muscles worked
The on stability ball cable incline fly mainly works the upper chest, with the mid chest, upper abs, lower abs, glutes, and front delts assisting.
- Upper ChestPrimary
- Mid ChestSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- TricepsMinor
- ForearmsMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- QuadsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- Internal RotatorsMinor
Kovo programs the on stability ball cable incline fly for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.