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Type: Strength
Main Muscle Worked: Chest
Equipment: Machine
Mechanics Type: Isolation
Level: Beginner
Sport: No
Force: Pull
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Jan 16, 2012 1:20 PM: Is there an alternate to this excercise??



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9/10

Nov 12, 2011 4:22 AM: after each set finish with gripping your hands together and pulse for 20 reps wrapped around the handles to get a great burn



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8/10

Sep 8, 2011 11:07 AM: This is definitely one of the better machine exercises. You can get a really great squeeze on your chest muscles during the contraction.



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Jun 4, 2011 2:11 PM: you can really jack this exercise up if you hold it for 2-3 seconds on each rep, gets you exhausted and a really nice burn



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7/10

Apr 21, 2011 5:24 AM: much rather prefer dumbbel flyes for this exercise feel a better ROM and more of a stretch.Not a bad machine for warming up on or before progressing to flyes.



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4/10

Jan 17, 2011 10:16 AM: dumbells are better



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9/10

Jan 4, 2011 12:35 AM: a really good chest workout



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9/10

Jun 8, 2010 3:11 PM: I love doing it on my first exercice of my chest workout superset with dumbell press or as a last exercice in 3 drop sets !



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8/10

Mar 7, 2010 6:21 PM: I like doing one-arm flyes. It feels like i get a really good pump.



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9/10

Feb 7, 2010 11:40 AM: good excercise....



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Exercise Rating
8/10

Feb 1, 2010 5:39 PM: I love doing butterflies on a wire machine where you can adjust super high to super low and anything and everything between.



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10/10

Jan 28, 2010 1:25 AM: this is a awesome machine workout



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9/10

Jan 12, 2010 6:23 PM: Some butterfly machines have seats that can be moved up or down. Some people think that this is for short or tall people. It IS a reason but not the main one. When the seat is in the middle position, the exercise focuses on all of the chest. When the seat is in the highest position the exercise focuses...+See More



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5/10

Dec 29, 2009 3:21 AM: Works your inner pecs, I'd prefer doing this lying and with dumbbells tho', free weights ftw.



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7/10

Dec 5, 2009 4:50 PM: alright



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10/10

Nov 4, 2009 5:25 PM: gives a really goo pump, nice finisher.



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