Cable Fly vs Dumbbell Guillotine Press Strength Standards

Cable Fly vs Dumbbell Guillotine Press Strength Standards

The paired standards below show what the cable fly and dumbbell guillotine press each require at the same strength level. They are separate exercise targets rather than a prescribed difference between your lifts.

Select the appropriate sex table and nearest bodyweight, then choose a strength-level column. Values are ordered Cable Fly / Dumbbell Guillotine Press in pounds with kilograms underneath. The calculator above handles exact bodyweight and set inputs.

Men’s Cable Fly vs Dumbbell Guillotine Press Standards

How to read the table: Find the closest bodyweight, then use the labeled exercise row. Every strength-level entry shows one target with pounds first and kilograms beneath it.

Women’s Cable Fly vs Dumbbell Guillotine Press Standards

How to read the table: Find the closest bodyweight, then use the labeled exercise row. Every strength-level entry shows one target with pounds first and kilograms beneath it.

How Your Cable Fly vs Dumbbell Guillotine Press Result Is Calculated

The comparison starts by estimating each max separately. It then rates both lifts against their own standards before identifying the lower result.

1. Estimate a one-rep max from each set

A one-rep set uses the entered weight. For 2–12 reps, both formulas are calculated and the lower estimate is retained.

• Epley: weight × (1 + reps ÷ 30)
• Brzycki: weight × 36 ÷ (37 − reps)

Set quality matters for this Cable Fly vs Dumbbell Guillotine Press comparison. Enter technically consistent, challenging sets, and prefer lower-rep results when practical because the estimate extends less far beyond the performed set.

2. Find the cable fly strength level

The cable fly rating uses its sex-specific exercise standards. Reference targets at 190 lb for men and 150 lb for women are scaled to the entered bodyweight by reference target × (user bodyweight ÷ reference bodyweight) to the two-thirds power.

The target rises more slowly than bodyweight so larger lifters are expected to fly more resistance without pound-for-pound scaling.

3. Find the dumbbell guillotine press strength level

For dumbbell guillotine press, the individual exercise thresholds start from reference bodyweights of 190 lb for men and 150 lb for women. Exact-bodyweight targets use reference target × (user bodyweight ÷ reference bodyweight) to the two-thirds power.

This adjustment expects larger lifters to move more weight, but it does not increase the target pound for pound with bodyweight.

4. Compare the two results

The lift with the lower Beginner-to-Elite rating is the priority. If both ratings match, the calculator requires a 10-point difference in next-level progress before naming a priority; otherwise it reports Balanced.

The result identifies the lower standards rating, not its cause. Technique, fatigue, training history, and set quality can all affect the comparison. Age range is recorded anonymously but does not change these standards.

The calculator above applies these steps to your exact entries and reports both lift ratings, both next targets, and the final comparison.

How Men’s Cable Fly and Dumbbell Guillotine Press Standards Differ

How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Dumbbell Guillotine Press standard minus the Cable Fly standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Dumbbell Guillotine Press standard is higher, and below zero means the Cable Fly standard is higher. Swipe horizontally on mobile. Use the standards table for exact lb/kg targets.

How Women’s Cable Fly and Dumbbell Guillotine Press Standards Differ

How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Dumbbell Guillotine Press standard minus the Cable Fly standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Dumbbell Guillotine Press standard is higher, and below zero means the Cable Fly standard is higher. Swipe horizontally on mobile. Use the standards table for exact lb/kg targets.

Cable Fly and Dumbbell Guillotine Press Exercises Used by This Calculator

Valid results depend on using the specified cable fly and dumbbell guillotine press technique and load convention. Use strict, repeatable Cable Fly and Dumbbell Guillotine Press tests that follow each exercise’s setup, range of motion, equipment, and load rules. Do not mix variations, assistance, partial range, momentum, or different load conventions.

Enter total selected cable weight

Use two matched handles and consistent station setup, move from the same open-chest position through matched fly arcs, and return under control. Do not enter per-side weight, presses, fly-press hybrids, cable rebound, slamming, partial, unilateral, machine, or dumbbell reps.

Use the Dumbbell Guillotine Press setup and load convention

The entered weight for strict Dumbbell Guillotine Press. Valid Dumbbell Guillotine Press reps. Lower the dumbbells under control toward the upper chest or clavicle-line zone, then press to full lockout without turning the rep into a standard lower-chest bench press or fly. A valid finish requires both dumbbells controlled at lockout, shoulders stable, and no bounce or unsafe neck/throat contact. Consistent setup, range, and finish quality across the entered set. No substituted exercise or assisted reps.

Enter one recent Cable Fly result and one recent Dumbbell Guillotine Press result

First lift: total selected cable weight and 1–12 strict reps. Second lift: weight used and 1–12 strict reps. Pounds or kilograms.

Related Tools

• Cable Fly — View the individual Cable Fly standards and next strength-level target.
• Dumbbell Guillotine Press — View the individual Dumbbell Guillotine Press standards and next strength-level target.
• Machine Chest Fly — Use this related standards tool to examine a closely related exercise without mixing its result into this comparison.
• Dumbbell Fly — Use this related standards tool to examine a closely related exercise without mixing its result into this comparison.
• Incline Dumbbell Fly — Use this related standards tool to examine a closely related exercise without mixing its result into this comparison.
• Chest Press Machine — Use this related standards tool to examine a closely related exercise without mixing its result into this comparison.