My Favorite Exercises: Pulley Fly

Have you ever used the cable pulleys at your gym? If not, you need to give them a try. You can do a wide assortment of exercises with them giving you variety in your workouts. Like free weights, you need to use your core muscles to help stabilize the cables. One of my favorite exercises to do on the cable pulleys is a chest fly. With a mirror right in front of you, you can see all the chest muscles working as you do the exercise. While you can't increase the size of your breasts, you can build the muscles of the chest to add a little heft. It will give the illusion of being a little better endowed. You'll look better in low-cut dresses and blouses, too. A strong body always looks good! To perform the chest fly properly, you'll need a cable pulley machine that allows you to stand in the middle and work both sides at once.

1. Make sure you attach handles for gripping.
2. Set the handles so that they are about level with or just above shoulder-height when you are standing.
3. Set your weights to be the same on both sides. You may not be able to go too high. I do these with my weights on 10 pounds.
4. Grab both handles.
5. Get into a lunge with the body slightly leaning forward and back straight.
6. Bring the handles together keeping the elbows just slightly bent. Pretend you have your arms around a beach ball and have to hold them there.
7. Slowly return to the starting position. Your elbows should be even with your shoulders and back at the completion of the motion.
8. Repeat.

I find this exercise works the chest muscles better than the seated fly machines or dumbbells on a bench. Give it a try and see if you agree.