Incline Cable Fly on a Stability Ball

The incline cable fly loads the pectorals along an upward line, which brings the clavicular fibres of the upper chest into the movement more than a flat fly does. Cables are what make the variation worth choosing: their resistance runs along the line of the cable rather than straight down, so tension stays on the chest at the top of the arc where the hands meet and a dumbbell would offer almost nothing at all. Lying back over a stability ball provides the incline without a bench and adds a continuous demand on the trunk to hold the position steady. Keep a slight fixed bend in the elbows throughout, since straightening them strains the joint and bending them further turns the fly into a press. Lower only until you feel a stretch, not until the shoulders roll forward.