Arm Exercises

Reverse Curl—Elbow Flexion (in pronation)

Muscles Worked:

Brachialis, Brachioradialis, and Biceps

Bench Position:

Removed

Accessory:

Handgrips

Pulleys:

Chest Bar

START

FINISH

Success Tips

Keep your upper body motionless, elbows at your sides, and your wrists straight.

Keep your trunk muscles tight, and maintain a slight arch in lower back.

Start

Straddle the Seat Rail, facing the Power Rod® unit.

Reach down and grasp the Handgrips, palms facing back- ward.

Straighten, keeping your upper arms and elbows by your sides, elbows loose.

Action

Keeping your palms facing down, use your forearms to slowly bend your elbows, curling the Handgrips forward, then upward and in toward your shoulders.

Keep your elbows at your sides and your upper arms com- pletely still.

Slowly reverse the curling motion and bring your arms back to Start position.

Seated Wrist Curl — Wrist Flexion

Muscles Worked:

Forearms

Bench Position:

Horizontal

Accessory:

Handgrips

Pulleys:

Chest Bar

Success Tips

START

 

FINISH

 

 

 

StartAction

Move slowly, keeping tension in the front of your forearms at all times.

Keep your chest lifted, trunk muscles tightened, and a slight arch in your lower back.

You can perform this exercise one arm at a time to make it easier to focus and isolate the front of your forearms, or you can perform it with both arms simultaneously to save time.

Sit on the Bench, facing the Power Rod® unit, knees bent, feet together and flat on the Chest Bar. Sit far enough back on the bench to maintain physical and cable tension throughout exercise.

Grasp the Handgrips, palm facing up, and rest your mid-forearms on your lower thighs, allowing the wrists to bend downward.

Slowly curl your fists toward the front of your forearms.

Slowly return to the Start position without relaxing the muscle tension in your wrists.

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Bowflex Blaze manual Reverse Curl-Elbow Flexion in pronation, Seated Wrist Curl Wrist Flexion