Same Jesse H. Worrying, considering I've trained pretty frequently for a good few years now. I wish youtube and Scott Herman was around when I was 17! :-/
You have no idea how helpful this was, I've been doing it wrong for nearly 6 months. Did it your way the other day and I really felt the diference. Great stuff as always Scott!
I watch so many UA-cam fitness channels, but I have to say Scott Herman is the best! Been doing this exercise for a long time and I always learn something new watching your videos!
ScottHermanFitness The fact that you care so much about your fans and try to reply to almost every single person is the best. Too many youtubers do it all for the money
Bentley Thanks man, yeah its starting to get pretty disgusting with the rate at which these other fitness youtubers are uploading content. the majority of it is just bullshit and they never respond. I joined UA-cam to help people, yeah its a business, but I love what I do and seeing others reach their goals. :)
Hey Scott. I do this exercise also when finishing my chest workout , and until I just watched the video, I have been doing it wrong :-( I have been leaning forward too much. Nobody in the gym corrected me so I just kept doing what I was doing . I try your tips Friday and see how I get on. Thanks. Keep up the great videos.
Got a workout routine from a friend with links to your channel. Even though i've been working out for quite some time you helped me discover the little flaws. Great video's, great explanations and an awesome personalty. Keep it up! Subbed!
SirEddNL Thanks bro! so pumped my videos have helped you out and thanks for the sub! have you made a profile on my site yet? You will love it man! www.MuscularStrength.com
Thanks for this video Scott! I've always felt like my form on the high cable flyes was a little off. I'm gonna use these tips next time I'm in the gym :) Best fitness youtuber around, no question!
really awesome video! Most people i see doing flys lean forward, i think its the most common mistake. Something i do is 3 sets of 8-12 then a triple drop set with 20 reps on my last set. Get a great pump! Keep up the great videos!
Turns out like many I too have been doing this wrong especially from the lowered position with arms coming towards myself with too much weight really been Concentrating on form and mind muscle connection lately. thanks for the great tips Scottie keep it up :-)
Hey Scott! I admire your channel for all the tips and vids on proper form but I really would like to know that if I were to slow down my reps on any exercise, would it increase the benefits from the exercise? I'm only young (14 years old) and for the time being, I'm working on building size and strength proportionate to my muscle size. I have fairly good form on most of my exercises but it would really help! Thanks in advance!
Well done Scott,I will not lie even I go wrong in this sometimes due to EgoScience. But from now on will focus on form rather than weight. Just a request, make this to be taken offline as in my gym there is no proper mobile network. Thanks
There is a feature on UA-cam in my country I think, where you can take videos offline and can see wherever you want without active usage of data. But on your video it is disabled means I can't take it offline.
Dangit! I've been doing it all wrong. That's why I like this Herman guy he sets me straight. Thanks yet again Scott. Now I can't wait for chess day. I'm going to hit it right.
Dave For the record that is twice in one month Scott has helped me fix my form. First was calves with the lower weight and full range of motion and now this with not rolling my shoulders. Much appreciated man.
It could be more helpful (especially for beginners like me) if Scott emphasized/ explained what are the muscles targeted in each height of the cable. Nice vid anyway, thumbs up from the Philippines ^_^
Emman Mina well, to be honest you hit the entire chest with each movement. Its more of a matter of engaging the chest in different ways to switch up your workout.
Great advice! Thanks for sharing Scott! I was doing everythig right except retracting the scapulas. Was wondering why my shoulders would be extra sore after using the cable fly machine!
Great video as always Scott! Quick question, what are some exercises to hit the lower, outer part of the chest? It seems to be lacking in my chest development.
Thank you Scott, very informative as always. I personally feel a lot of pressure in my lower back when doing the "low cable fly". Do you think my back is too bent? Am I standing to "high", and should be bent down more? It's usually at the top of the movement, as then end when I'm flexing my chest. Thanks.
Timba345 yeah it sounds like you are standing up and arching your back too much. Try standing more upright and not "arched". Hope to see you on www.MuscularStrength.com!
Hi Scott, great videos! I watch them all :-) I have a question regarding reciprocal inhibtion: When retraction your scapulas won't that in fact reduce the neural drive to the pecs? I've always done it myself, until I came across an article about reciprocal inhibition. I hope you can help me - wanna make those gains as big and as injuiry-free as possible! :-)
Cable chest flies are the way to go in my opinion! Dumbell flies are supposedly not to great for shoulde health, but they without doubt are still agreat excercise!
KD Fitness It all depends really. I messed up my shoulders over time and dumbell flies only strain them further, but with cables I feel like I have more control
Brilliant video. Taking a look at the comment's aswell it's def 1 i'm going to try. Dumbbell fly's aren't for me. Got the form down but get pain in my shoulder joint's from time to time so was looking for an alternative. This seems a good 1.
Sup Scott ! Longtime viewer, first time commenting. I have a question, if i want to really define my chest with flies would you recommend high reps with light weight, or low reps with heavy weight?
Jose Saenz Definition is a combination of building muscle and having a low bodyfat%.. so with that being said you need to focus on the type of training you build the most muscle with (high volume vs heavy lifting) and then focus on getting your meal plan on point. If you want, come to our forums and we can help you with both! www.MuscularStrength.com
I have recently started training again (at home) and I find cable chest flyes much harder than I imagined. I can only use ridiculously light weights (as light as possible on my machine) and then it's still very hard to maintain proper form! It takes a lot of effort. Hopefully it will get easier with time as I have only recently started training.
Hey Scott, lately I've stopped feeling sore after a workout... I've changed schedules, reps, the weight etc... But none of them really make my muscles sore...... I'm probably recovered within a few hours after the workout...... However, I am making a lot of progress as well...... So how do you think is best for me to continue Prinath
Hey Scott! First off, another great video. I have an embarrassing question that I think most fitness females (without breast augmentation) can appreciate. Should we avoid training chest due to the slight conversion of breast tissue to muscle? I've always been, ahem, NOT so endowed in that region but also hate leaving out a body part to train. Advice?
jjjennnnnna well, working your chest area doesn't decrease the fat (breasts). All that does is build the muscles. Losing bodyfat will decrease breast size, if you train the area you should be ok. Just monitor your progress. However, woman with implants tend to avoid the area depending on which kind of implants they get. If they are under the muscle, making the muscles stronger / tighter can cause separation. but if on top of the muscles then there is less of a chance of a problem. Hope this helps! Would love to have you join our community on www.MuscularStrength.com!
Axel Göransson highernup is better for the upper chest. You follow the muscle fibers. When you contract at the peak of the rep at the higher position with your chest activated and your shoulders back you’ll really feel it in your upper chest
Hey Scott I've been lifting for a few years now and as I've gotten bigger I've noticed that my left pec is noticeably bigger than my right one..and I'm right-handed, so that doesn't make sense to me. Could you help me with some tips and exercises as to how to get my right pec up to speed. Thanks
Scott u asked for my macros I got em fat is 80g some days lower like 10g fat some days higer like 10g, carbs is from 400-500g, protein is 120-130g I weigh 160. Calories is 2,500 I cut back every week 100 calories till I get to 2,100 right now I'm at 2,400 so I cutted 100 back. Fat calories are 25% of my calories
I've been having some problem feeling it in my chest, somehow. Today was Push day and I just couldn't feel my chest during the bench press, db press or during the flys, which I just tried today. What can I do to change this? Is it because my chest developed faster than my arms and now what feels hard for my arms isn't really challenging for my chest? Or am I doing something wrong?
ScottHermanFitness do upper ,middle,lower cable positions stimulate upper ,middle,lower chest more respectively as compared to the chest muscle taken as a whole??
How do you isolate your chest on exercises like these? I'm new to lifting, so when I do things like presses or flies, it feels like it doesn't work chest and just works arms/shoulders.
I've had my shoulders rolled forward every time I've ever done this exercise... Good tips Scott!
Jesse H not good! Happy to help!
Same Jesse H. Worrying, considering I've trained pretty frequently for a good few years now. I wish youtube and Scott Herman was around when I was 17! :-/
You have no idea how helpful this was, I've been doing it wrong for nearly 6 months. Did it your way the other day and I really felt the diference. Great stuff as always Scott!
I watch so many UA-cam fitness channels, but I have to say Scott Herman is the best! Been doing this exercise for a long time and I always learn something new watching your videos!
***** Thanks man!! Pumped to always be able to help out, even if just a little on the exercises you already know!
Your videos are the sole reason I have been successful in my weightlifting endeavours. Thanks so much Scott
Bentley I do what I can bro! no ego-science here!
ScottHermanFitness The fact that you care so much about your fans and try to reply to almost every single person is the best. Too many youtubers do it all for the money
Bentley Thanks man, yeah its starting to get pretty disgusting with the rate at which these other fitness youtubers are uploading content. the majority of it is just bullshit and they never respond. I joined UA-cam to help people, yeah its a business, but I love what I do and seeing others reach their goals. :)
Wow, didnt think that I was doing this simple exercise wrongly, thanks Scott!!!
destructor5675 anytime bro!
Really like the part illustrating those normal incorrectness, getting me stay away from non-targeting exercises. Thumbs up for ya!
Great advice! I learnt a lot from this video for my chest flies. Thanks!
GetFitwithMindy happy to help!
couldn't take my eyes off the chick doing reverse crunches
that tip of contracting your shoulderblades is very good. a lot of people forget about that when they perform a cable chest fly
vincenthusvh Thanks brotha, yeah it is def most forgotten
I didn't hear anything you said in the beginning.. I was concentrating on the girl in the purple :)
the one and only damn she is hot!, and I never think about using the lat pull down to do cable crunches with deficit heheh
the one and only hahahah noticed too
God how I want a hot gym girl! 😬 Guess I'll have to go hard (at the gym) or go home...
This is actually a very common mistake! Especially when people reach failure. Keep the shoulders back!!!
I never get tired of rewatching your videos Scotty .. love you man!
Perfect, exactly what I was looking for. Thanks dude
Thanks for this technique lesson Scott. I was one of those people rolling my shoulders over when I did this exercise. I'll pop my chest out now.
Matt Keenan nice man! Let the gains begin!!
wow...i just did this last night and I couldn't help but realize how much my shoulders hurt. wish i had seen this one before...thanks for the tip man!
intellectsunlimited Happy to help man!! If you want more tips join out community! ww.MuscularStrength.com!
Hey Scott. I do this exercise also when finishing my chest workout , and until I just watched the video, I have been doing it wrong :-( I have been leaning forward too much. Nobody in the gym corrected me so I just kept doing what I was doing . I try your tips Friday and see how I get on. Thanks. Keep up the great videos.
Got a workout routine from a friend with links to your channel.
Even though i've been working out for quite some time you helped me discover the little flaws.
Great video's, great explanations and an awesome personalty.
Keep it up!
Subbed!
SirEddNL Thanks bro! so pumped my videos have helped you out and thanks for the sub! have you made a profile on my site yet? You will love it man! www.MuscularStrength.com
Incredible tips. I always do those high flies wrong, I bend too much! Well, now I know! thanks Scott!
I've been making the mistake of rolling my shoulders forward this whole time.. Wow, thank you for this video will be fixing my form today.
One of the few natural fitness youtubers left. You and Mike Mathews.
Thanks for the tips, I like to use these to finish off my chest day. Now I know how to make sure I'm doing them right.
Thanks for this video Scott! I've always felt like my form on the high cable flyes was a little off. I'm gonna use these tips next time I'm in the gym :)
Best fitness youtuber around, no question!
really awesome video! Most people i see doing flys lean forward, i think its the most common mistake. Something i do is 3 sets of 8-12 then a triple drop set with 20 reps on my last set. Get a great pump! Keep up the great videos!
Perfect timing, hitting chest today. Keep it up the good work man
rolling my shoulders forward what was causing m,y bad form, my shoulders would feel it instead of my chest, thanks Scott always delivering
Great video Scott. I'll certainly lower the weight and try to keep my arms even straighter on my next chest workout. Thanks.
Turns out like many I too have been doing this wrong especially from the lowered position with arms coming towards myself with too much weight really been Concentrating on form and mind muscle connection lately. thanks for the great tips Scottie keep it up :-)
Great tips Scott!
Very very useful.....
Thanks for this Mr. Scott
I started doing this about a month ago , thats funny you put the video up, we are basically brothers.
Rafael Rosas great minds think a like!
Thanx Scott... I needed it the most for the perfection
Your workout videos have helped me out so much good channel man keep the videos coming
these are some great tips! thanks a lot Scott!
oxygen63 anytime!
Love this channel! Always got great tips. Keep up the good work Scott.
Great video Scott!!
Thanks for the tips!!
keep up the great work
Hey Scott! I admire your channel for all the tips and vids on proper form but I really would like to know that if I were to slow down my reps on any exercise, would it increase the benefits from the exercise? I'm only young (14 years old) and for the time being, I'm working on building size and strength proportionate to my muscle size. I have fairly good form on most of my exercises but it would really help! Thanks in advance!
Great video, nice work, keep it up, I have learned a lot from your videos.
Weird ,was about to see who had a good cable flye exercise that i started lastnight, of course your on top of it scott.#Boom
Jeff Dillon haha, good timing! thanks man!
Great tips, Scott!
BogdansFitTV Thanks bro! How are you enjoying MS.com?
Its great! Posted about my shoulder injury and got some good feedback :)
Well done Scott,I will not lie even I go wrong in this sometimes due to EgoScience.
But from now on will focus on form rather than weight.
Just a request, make this to be taken offline as in my gym there is no proper mobile network.
Thanks
Sumit Kumar happy to help! But not sure what you mean with that last part
There is a feature on UA-cam in my country I think, where you can take videos offline and can see wherever you want without active usage of data.
But on your video it is disabled means I can't take it offline.
Sumit Kumar just download the video and save it to your phone bro. Then you'll be worry free
I was looking for these tip, really great ones
Another great video Scott thanks for this :)
Matthew McKee You are very welcome!
I needed this. Always end my chest workout with this, but I never fully felt a pump I that I'd like.... thanx!
Very good explanation n demonstration 💪💪💪👍👍👍👍
very useful tips...thanks !
Mostafa Sarvari happy to help bro!
Dangit! I've been doing it all wrong. That's why I like this Herman guy he sets me straight. Thanks yet again Scott. Now I can't wait for chess day. I'm going to hit it right.
Dave For the record that is twice in one month Scott has helped me fix my form. First was calves with the lower weight and full range of motion and now this with not rolling my shoulders. Much appreciated man.
as always very nice nd helpful video...keep up the good work bro (y)
Imon kalyan Thanks man! Happy to help!
It could be more helpful (especially for beginners like me) if Scott emphasized/ explained what are the muscles targeted in each height of the cable. Nice vid anyway, thumbs up from the Philippines ^_^
Emman Mina well, to be honest you hit the entire chest with each movement. Its more of a matter of engaging the chest in different ways to switch up your workout.
Great advice! Thanks for sharing Scott! I was doing everythig right except retracting the scapulas. Was wondering why my shoulders would be extra sore after using the cable fly machine!
Great video as always Scott! Quick question, what are some exercises to hit the lower, outer part of the chest? It seems to be lacking in my chest development.
Nice tips. Thanks
Ricky Tweedy anytime!
Thank you Scott, very informative as always. I personally feel a lot of pressure in my lower back when doing the "low cable fly". Do you think my back is too bent? Am I standing to "high", and should be bent down more? It's usually at the top of the movement, as then end when I'm flexing my chest. Thanks.
Timba345 yeah it sounds like you are standing up and arching your back too much. Try standing more upright and not "arched".
Hope to see you on www.MuscularStrength.com!
Lookin stout Scott!
Great video !
***** Thanks bro!
love you !
Enjoying your vids keep it up bro
Great advice, hitting chest today!
Hi Scott, great videos! I watch them all :-)
I have a question regarding reciprocal inhibtion: When retraction your scapulas won't that in fact reduce the neural drive to the pecs? I've always done it myself, until I came across an article about reciprocal inhibition. I hope you can help me - wanna make those gains as big and as injuiry-free as possible! :-)
***** I doubt it. Especially since that is proper technique when powerlifting as well for bench
Great tips Scott like always :)
Great video. I learned a lot.
Great tips on a commonly mal-formed movement...thanks Scott
Sheen Estevez haha you got that right man. Thanks!
Cable chest flies are the way to go in my opinion! Dumbell flies are supposedly not to great for shoulde health, but they without doubt are still agreat excercise!
KD Fitness It all depends really. I messed up my shoulders over time and dumbell flies only strain them further, but with cables I feel like I have more control
Yeah man i agree with you, stick to the cable flies if thats what works for you :)
Nice video bro
Asap Rocky Thanks Asap!
Brilliant video. Taking a look at the comment's aswell it's def 1 i'm going to try. Dumbbell fly's aren't for me. Got the form down but get pain in my shoulder joint's from time to time so was looking for an alternative. This seems a good 1.
Sup Scott ! Longtime viewer, first time commenting. I have a question, if i want to really define my chest with flies would you recommend high reps with light weight, or low reps with heavy weight?
Jose Saenz Definition is a combination of building muscle and having a low bodyfat%.. so with that being said you need to focus on the type of training you build the most muscle with (high volume vs heavy lifting) and then focus on getting your meal plan on point.
If you want, come to our forums and we can help you with both! www.MuscularStrength.com
Eye-opening stuff. I make most of those mistakes. One question. 3-4 sets per position? Or 3-4 sets overall?
Sonny Mall either way, it depends on how many of the positions you want to include in your workout
Great video.
I've been doing this wrong the whole time.. Thanks man
Great video
I love you man. You are turning me into a beast.
I have recently started training again (at home) and I find cable chest flyes
much harder than I imagined. I can only use ridiculously light weights (as light as possible on my machine) and then it's
still very hard to maintain proper form! It takes a lot of
effort. Hopefully it will get easier with time as I have only recently started training.
huge respect for u, or one of the last nattys.
thanks again for the great information. J
Hey Scott, lately I've stopped feeling sore after a workout... I've changed schedules, reps, the weight etc... But none of them really make my muscles sore...... I'm probably recovered within a few hours after the workout...... However, I am making a lot of progress as well...... So how do you think is best for me to continue
Prinath
thank you very much i will use this next time i do chest
Thanks for the advice bud
Great tips. Any advice for young teenagers working out 14-15 year olds
I want that machine in my gym so bad...
Damn I was doing these all wrong... great video very insightful.
Jimmy Haven happy to help my friend!
Good tips. Do you watch any other natural youtubers? E.g Omar Isuf, Matty Fusaro, Michael Kory etc.?
Hey Scott! First off, another great video. I have an embarrassing question that I think most fitness females (without breast augmentation) can appreciate. Should we avoid training chest due to the slight conversion of breast tissue to muscle? I've always been, ahem, NOT so endowed in that region but also hate leaving out a body part to train. Advice?
jjjennnnnna well, working your chest area doesn't decrease the fat (breasts). All that does is build the muscles. Losing bodyfat will decrease breast size, if you train the area you should be ok. Just monitor your progress. However, woman with implants tend to avoid the area depending on which kind of implants they get. If they are under the muscle, making the muscles stronger / tighter can cause separation. but if on top of the muscles then there is less of a chance of a problem.
Hope this helps!
Would love to have you join our community on www.MuscularStrength.com!
ScottHermanFitness Thanks, Scott! As always, super informative. Love the unique sense of community you create among your viewers!
great advice! thanks :D
If you want to train the upper part of your chest which is the best one then? High middle or low?
Axel Göransson highernup is better for the upper chest. You follow the muscle fibers. When you contract at the peak of the rep at the higher position with your chest activated and your shoulders back you’ll really feel it in your upper chest
great video. I see too many people doing these improperly.
d no dem ego-lifters man! not good!
great video thanks ;)
spineczkasmile you are very welcome!
also you should bent your wrist outward. this will make the exercise harder for your chest because you can't cheat with using your wrists.
great info
Hey Scott I've been lifting for a few years now and as I've gotten bigger I've noticed that my left pec is noticeably bigger than my right one..and I'm right-handed, so that doesn't make sense to me. Could you help me with some tips and exercises as to how to get my right pec up to speed. Thanks
Scott u asked for my macros I got em fat is 80g some days lower like 10g fat some days higer like 10g, carbs is from 400-500g, protein is 120-130g I weigh 160. Calories is 2,500 I cut back every week 100 calories till I get to 2,100 right now I'm at 2,400 so I cutted 100 back. Fat calories are 25% of my calories
would it be better to work each muscle group once or twice a week?
Does this only apply to the cable chest fly? Or the pec deck too?
Do you ever play around with different angles? I like all to compound set 3 angles in a row then rest and hit that for 3-4 sets
Any substitutes for this? My gym doesn't have cables
I've been having some problem feeling it in my chest, somehow.
Today was Push day and I just couldn't feel my chest during the bench press, db press or during the flys, which I just tried today.
What can I do to change this? Is it because my chest developed faster than my arms and now what feels hard for my arms isn't really challenging for my chest? Or am I doing something wrong?
you are great, thanks!
What's the difference between the 3 levels? Pls answer scotty
Fuckin awesome...best on youtube bro. Thanks so much.
Scott, if dont have a gym membership, can u do flies with dumbells at home without a bench or a cable machine like in this video?
bloodcorer lying on a bench. doing em standing puts stress on your shoulders
ScottHermanFitness do upper ,middle,lower cable positions stimulate upper ,middle,lower chest more respectively as compared to the chest muscle taken as a whole??
How do you isolate your chest on exercises like these? I'm new to lifting, so when I do things like presses or flies, it feels like it doesn't work chest and just works arms/shoulders.
Can Scott cross train out of his normal routine and do a yoga" peacock pose" ? If that's easy try the eight angle pose .