help with flys...

[Thompson]

I'm having trouble with flys, and I hope you guys can help me out. I take a reasonable weight (30lbs) and lay on a flat/incline bench and hold both weights above my chest with palms facing each other. I slowly lower the weight, keeping my arms straight out to my sides, with a slight bend in my elbows, untill my elbows are even with my shoulders, and then reverse the movement and squeese at the top for a moment before repeating the movent for the desired reps.
is this right? because i dont feel like it hits my chest, I feel it more in my shoulders, but only at the bottom. what am I doing wrong? and where should i feel this exercise?

hope you can help,

-Thompson

 

[Mr. dB]

Try keeping your forearms parallel, instead of keeping your arms straight.

 

[Wesley]

i have the same problem. I dont really get a pump at all doing flys. I like to do cable flys though. im not sure if thats the proper name but get two cables in your hands and lean slightly foward and do the fly motion. I get a really nice pump out of this. this is my favorite excercise.

 

[Thompson]

mr db, im not sure what you mean? keep my forarms up kinda like an L shape?

yeah, cable flys are awsome, but I dont have cables redialy avalible, have to make a special trip to do work with machines

 

[Mr. dB]

mr db, im not sure what you mean? keep my forarms up kinda like an L shape?

Well, if you start at the top of the movement, your arms would be straight and fully extended, holding the dumbells over your chest with palms facing each other.

Now, as you lower the weights, instead of keeping your arms straight and your elbows locked out, bend at the elbows as you lower the weights such that your forearms remain vertical. At the bottom, your upper arms will be out to your sides, but your forearms will still be pointing toward the ceiling. You'll feel it in your chest a lot more.

 

[Insane_Man]

Try using a pec deck machine and see how that feels. It will keep your form more strict and is pretty much the same thing.