Gym without butterfly machine

[LeanGuy]

I just joined a large, brand new gym (24 hour fitness). I was surprised and bummed to find out there is no old-fashioned butterfly among the hundreds of fancy machines! WTF? Sure, I do other things for chest but nothing seems to isolate and burn the pecs like flys. Any suggestions for alternatives?

 

[Frank Reynolds]

Do actual flys, or cable flys?

 

[Usf97j4x4]

Do actual flys, or cable flys?

lol x2

You don't know "burn" until you learn how to do them with free weights.

 

[Genetic79]

You want a burn?... push some gasoline on your chest and light it. Woooooaahhh man talk about a burn. LOL.... dude I have never seen a champion with a chest worth looking at doing the butterfly machine. Stick to the basics cause you can't carve a peeble.

 

[jcp2]

These machines are the downfall of the young trainer. My best gains were during hs football, and when i ditched all that **** and started powerlifting. You want a big chest, scrap all the machines, stick with pressing dips and dumbell flys.

 

[Frank Reynolds]

You want a burn?... push some gasoline on your chest and light it. Woooooaahhh man talk about a burn. LOL.... dude I have never seen a champion with a chest worth looking at doing the butterfly machine. Stick to the basics cause you can't carve a peeble.

Pretty much..

 

[LeanGuy]

You want a big chest, scrap all the machines, stick with pressing dips and dumbell flys.

Word. Will do.....

 

[jcp2]

Word. Will do.....

Remember you can get a burn curling a 1 lb rock if you do it long enough. Stick to the basics, and that fly machine actually can creat havoc on your shoulders.