Bowflex Revolution manual Arm Exercises

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Arm Exercises

Triceps Pushdown — Elbow Extension

Muscles worked:

Triceps

Bench Position:

Removed

Accessory:

Hand Grips

Adjustable Arm Position:

0, 1

Success Tips

•Keep your upper arms motionless and your wrists straight.

•Keep your chest lifted, abs tight and maintain a slight arch in lower back.

•Tighten the triceps throughout the exercise, using controlled motion.

START

START

•Straddle the Seat Rail, facing the engine.

•Grasp the Hand Grips, palms facing down.

•Bring hands in front of you, keeping hand grips approximately at rib level.

FINISH

FINISH

•Keeping your upper arms stationary, elbows next to trunk, slowly push your arms downward in a gentle arc until hands are near tops of your thighs.

•Keeping your triceps tightened, slowly reverse the arcing motion.

French Press — Elbow Extension overhead

Muscles worked:

Triceps

Bench Position:

Flat Bench Back

Accessory:

Hand Grips

Adjustable Arm Position:

9

Success Tips

•Keep your upper arms motionless and your wrists straight.

•Keep your chest lifted and maintain spinal alignment, keeping a very slight arch in your lower back.

•Tighten the triceps throughout the exercise, using controlled motion.

START

START

•Sit on the bench facing away from the engine, keeping knees bent and feet flat on the platform.

•Reach behind and grasp one or both of the Hand Grips, using a hammer style grip.

•Draw arms up until elbows are pointing forward, hands behind head.

FINISH

FINISH

•Keeping your upper arms stationary, straighten your elbows, bringing your hands overhead.

•Extend your elbows until your arms are completely straight, and then reverse your motion, slowly returning to the Start position without relaxing muscle tension.

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