Chest · Bodyweight
Chest Fly Side Step
How to do the chest fly side step, 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
- Compound
How to do it
Stand with your feet together and arms extended out to the sides at shoulder height. Step one foot out to the side as you sweep both arms together in front of your chest in a fly motion, then step back and open your arms wide again. Alternate the stepping leg to keep moving side to side.
- 1Feel your chest squeeze as your arms come together in front
- 2Stay light and athletic as you step side to side
- 3Keep your core braced and posture tall
Common mistakes
- Don't let your shoulders roll forward at the bottom of the fly
- Avoid stepping so wide you lose your balance
- Don't let your arms drop below shoulder height
Muscles worked
The chest fly side step mainly works the mid chest, with the front delts, upper chest, quads, glutes, calves, side delts, internal rotators, and adductors assisting.
- Mid ChestPrimary
- Front DeltsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- QuadsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
- Internal RotatorsSupport
- AdductorsSupport
- BicepsMinor
- TricepsMinor
- ForearmsMinor
- Lower ChestMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
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- 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.