Butterfly exercises strength equipment

Butterfly

— an isolation exercise based on adduction of the arms in front of the chest in a horizontal plane (sitting) with a load. Promotes the development of large and small pectoral muscles, and also affects the anterior deltoid and serratus muscles.

Separately, we note that the terms "butterfly" and adduction of arms are not identical — the butterfly is only one of the varieties of mixing exercises. In addition, there is also an adduction of arms on a cable crossover machine. When it is performed in the initial position, the arms are on the sides of the body, at shoulder level or higher, and the athlete brings them down in front of him, holding the handles of the machine in his hands. Another option for working with cables is lying on a bench, using the lower blocks. In both cases, the main training goes to the large pectoral muscles. However, some manufacturers use the term "butterfly" to refer to all kinds of arm adduction. So when choosing a machine with such capabilities, you need to pay attention to its equipment: characteristic stops are used for butterfly, and arm adduction is usually provided in cable crossover machines (see "Product type").