Chest · Kettlebell
Kettlebell Low Fly
How to do the kettlebell low fly, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Kettlebell
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- HorizontalPush
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie back on a flat bench holding a kettlebell in each hand over your chest. Keeping a slight bend in your elbows, open your arms out and slightly down toward your hips in a wide arc, then bring the kettlebells back together over your lower chest.
- 1A stretch and squeeze low across your chest
- 2The arc angling toward your hips to hit the lower fibers
- 3Your pecs controlling the weight, not your arms
Common mistakes
- Bending your elbows more to turn the fly into a press
- Letting your arms drop too far and stressing the shoulders
- Swinging the kettlebells with momentum
Muscles worked
The kettlebell low fly mainly works the lower chest and mid chest, with the front delts assisting.
- Lower ChestPrimary
- Mid ChestPrimary
- Front DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Upper ChestMinor
- Internal RotatorsMinor
Kovo programs the kettlebell 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.