Chest · Cable
Cable Chest Flyes
How to do the cable chest flyes, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Fly
- Mechanic
- Isolation
See it in motion
How to do it
Stand between two cable stacks with handles set at chest height. Hold the handles with a slight bend in your elbows and bring your hands together in front of your chest in a wide arc. Slowly return to the starting position, feeling the stretch in your chest.
- 1Feel a stretch across your chest as the cables pull your arms back
- 2Bring your hands together and squeeze your pecs in front
- 3Maintain slight elbow bend throughout
Common mistakes
- Avoid letting the cables pull your shoulders forward
- Don't cross your hands; bring them just to meet
- Avoid dropping elbows; keep them consistent
Muscles worked
The cable chest flyes mainly works the mid chest, with the upper chest, lower chest, and front delts assisting.
- Mid ChestPrimary
- Upper ChestSupport
- Lower ChestSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
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More chest exercises
- How to do the barbell bench press
- How to do the leverage machine bench press
- How to do the chest dip
- How to do the machine chest press
- How to do the close-grip bench press
- How to do the decline bench press
Last reviewed April 2026.