«If you don't have access to
a good pec deck, then dumbbell flyes on a slight decline are best.
Not exact matches
It may be
better than the
pec deck if you do it right, stretching deep down each rep», adds Zane.
The Olympic bar with plates on it will be as
good as a
pec deck or pulley station, as far as resistance is concerned.
On some machines such as the
pec deck, for example, it is
better to spot by lifting the weight stack itself (watch your hands!).
Studies investigating multi joint exercises (such as the bench press) and single joint exercises (such as the dumbbell fly,
pec deck machine, and bent - forward cable cross-over) have generally found similar levels of pectoralis major EMG amplitude across all exercises, which suggests that either type of exercise can be used to
good effect (Welsch et al. 2005; Rocha - Junior 2007; Shanke 2012).
It works
best on cable cross-overs or
pec deck, where the tension is greatest at the top, when the arms are close together.