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Yes, but you agree that the sternal part of these pectorals works isometrically during these exercises, whereas the traditional bench press does not work the muscles sufficiently at the end of the movement.

In my humble opinion, the best exercise to work the internal muscles is the pec-deck flye or the pulley. Why don't you mention it, in fact, since very often our morphology uses the external part of the pectorals (small pectoral) at the expense of the internal part.
We lose a certain amount of uniformity, don't you think?
You will agree that the sternal part of these pectorals works isometrically during these exercises.
This is exactly what I say, by keeping the two dumbbells together.
But this effort is relatively unimportant. You might just as well do isometry exercises without accessories by pressing the hands against each other at chest level.

Whereas the traditional bench press does not work the muscles sufficiently at the end of the movement.
I quite agree.

In my humble opinion, the best exercise to work the internal muscles is the pec-deck flye or the pulley. Why don't you mention it, in fact, since very often our morphology uses the external part of the pectorals (small pectoral) at the expense of the internal part.

Serious anatomical confusion.

Look at the insertion points of the small pectoral :
    On the scapula, at the coracoid process.
    On the 3rd, 4th and 5th ribs.

    The small pectoral is a scapular depressor and not an arm adductor like the pectoralis major muscle.
    It plays no role whatsoever in arm movement.

Having said that, I find that working on the cable crossover machine or doing the pec-deck flye is a perfect complement to dumbbell flyes.

The reason why I did not mention the pec-deck flye - which I had already discussed on the forum - is that the site in its early days was more intended for people working at home with a limited amount of equipment.

I would like to add that I have never had any reason to complain about the development of my pectorals and that I have never used the pec-deck flye due to the "open" position of the arm, which I thoroughly dislike.

There is nothing to beat the good old dumbbell flyes!