French Press-Elbow Extension overhead | Bowflex Blaze manual

Arm Exercises

French Press—Elbow Extension (overhead)

Muscles worked:

Triceps

Bench Position:

Horizontal

Accessory:

Handgrips

Pulleys:

Chest Bar

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 Power Rod® unit, keeping your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.

•Reach behind and grasp one or both of the Handgrips, palms facing inward.

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

FINISH

Action

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

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

Lying Triceps Extension—Elbow Extension

Muscles worked:

Triceps

Bench Position:

Horizontal

Accessory:

Handgrips

Pulleys:

Chest Bar

Success Tips

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

•Keep your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.

•Keep your upper arms motionless and your wrists straight.

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

START

Start

•Lie on the Bench with your head toward the Power Rod® unit, knees bent, and feet flat on the floor.

•Reach overhead and grasp the Handgrips, palms facing upward.

•Keep your hands up near your shoulders, spreading your back and shoulders into the Bench.

•Raise your chest, and pinch your shoulder blades together.

FINISH

Action

•Keeping your arms stationary, slowly straighten your elbows, bringing your hands in an arcing motion until they are approximately 1 foot (.3 meters) above your thighs.

•Slowly reverse the arcing motion, bringing your hands back to the Start position.

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Bowflex Blaze manual French Press-Elbow Extension overhead, Lying Triceps Extension-Elbow Extension

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