Push Up vs Standing Fly (Chest)

Maximizing Your Chest Workout Plan

Contents

Push Up works multiple joints at once, Standing Fly isolates — difficulty 3 of 5 vs 1. See which fits your Chest day.

Customize Your Chest Workout: Explore the Benefits of Push Up and Standing Fly (Chest) for Better Comparison.

Planfit Users' Choice about Push Up vs Standing Fly (Chest) : Which is Better?

Based on randomly selected data from 1 million completed workouts, Planfit users log Push Up more often — 10,535 sessions compared to 1,148 for Standing Fly (Chest).

Popularity is not the whole answer. Push Up and Standing Fly (Chest) differ in the muscles they load, the equipment they need, and how hard they are to learn — the comparison below covers each.

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How to Push Up

Push Up gif

Push Up muscles worked: Chest

Form

  1. 1. Please lower yourself until your chest is just about to touch the floor.
  2. 2. At this time, your forearms should be perpendicular to the floor.
  3. 3. Engage your chest and return to the starting position.

Coach's Comment

  1. 1. Please go down only as much as you can without straining your shoulders.
  2. 2. Keep your core engaged to prevent your hips from dropping.

If you want to know a detailed guide to Push Up, alternative exercises, and its benefits, check it out here. Check out the Push Up Guide page of our blog!

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How to Standing Fly (Chest)

Standing Fly (Chest) gif

Standing Fly (Chest) muscles worked: Chest

Form

  1. 1. Stand and hold the dumbbells with your arms extended.
  2. 2. Perform a chest fly by spreading your arms to the sides.
  3. 3. Slowly return your arms to the original position.

Coach's Comment

  1. Keep your upper body straight.

If you want to know a detailed guide to Standing Fly (Chest), alternative exercises, and its benefits, check it out here. Check out the Standing Fly (Chest) Guide page of our blog!

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