Chest · Cable
Cable Low Fly
How to do the cable low 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 both cable pulleys to the lowest position and grip a handle in each hand. Stand in the center with arms down and slightly bent, then sweep your hands up and together in front of your chest in an arcing motion. Lower under control to feel a stretch across the chest.
- 1Lower and inner chest squeezing as your hands meet up high
- 2A stretch across the chest at the bottom of each rep
- 3A fixed, slight elbow bend held throughout the arc
Common mistakes
- Bending the elbows more to turn it into a press
- Shrugging the shoulders or letting them roll forward
- Using momentum to swing the handles up
Muscles worked
The cable low fly mainly works the upper chest, with the mid chest, front delts, lower chest, and internal rotators assisting.
- Upper ChestPrimary
- Mid ChestSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- Lower ChestSupport
- Internal RotatorsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
Kovo programs the cable low fly for you and tracks it every session.
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More chest exercises
- How to do the archer push-up
- How to do the assisted dip
- How to do the resistance band chest flyes
- How to do the resistance band push-up
- How to do the barbell bench press
- How to do the paused bench press
Last reviewed June 2026.