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CHEST FLY [1 record]

Record 1 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

A bodybuilding exercise performed by completing the following movements: lie on a bench on your back and hold a dumbbell in each hand. Keep your arms straight at your sides (perpendicular to your body), bending your elbows only slightly. Keeping your arms straight, raise the dumbbells in a circular motion until they touch each other over your chest. Return to the starting position.

OBS

This exercise targets the pectorals and, to a lesser extent, the deltoids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
DEF

Exercice de musculation qui s'exécute en effectuant les mouvements suivants : couché sur le dos sur un banc, prenez un haltère dans chaque main et tendez les bras de chaque côté (perpendiculairement à vous) en gardant vos coudes légèrement fléchis. Sans plier les bras, amenez les haltères ensemble au-dessus de votre poitrine, puis retournez en position de départ.

OBS

Cet exercice sollicite les pectoraux et, dans une moindre mesure, les deltoïdes.

Key term(s)
  • écarté-couché

Spanish

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