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Abdominal Exercises

Standing Oblique Abdominal Crunch

Muscles worked:

Rectus Abdominus; Obliques

Position:

Standing—facing right or left 45º. Seat removed.

Accessory:

Long Hand Grips

Adjustable Arm Position:

0 or 1

START

FINISH

Success Tips

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

This exercise must be performed correctly, failure to do so could result in injury. Use only low resistance.

Keep all motion in your torso.

Move only as far as your muscles will take you. Do not use momentum to increase your range of motion.

START

Stand to one side, facing the seat rail, angled about 45º away from the platform.

Grasp the Hand Grip closest to you with the outside hand and position the handle webbing over your shoulder.

FINISH

Tighten your ab muscles on the side with the active arm, focusing on the side of your ribs toward the front of your pelvis.

Slowly move diagonally, rotating your torso away from the side holding the hand grip.

Crunch as deeply as you can keeping the hips stable. Do not lean forward at the hips.

Slowly reverse the motion, returning to the starting position without losing muscle tension.

Kneeling “Wood Chop” — High to Low Trunk Flexion w/ Rotation

Muscles worked:

Rectus Abdominus; Obliques; Serratus Anterior

Position:

Kneeling—facing right or left 45º. Seat removed.

Accessory:

Long Hand Grips

Adjustable Arm Position:

0 or 1

START

FINISH

Success Tips

This exercise must be performed correctly, failure to do so could result in injury. Use only low resistance.

Keep all motion in your torso.

Move only as far as your muscles will take you. Do not use momentum to increase your range of motion.

START

Stand off to one side of the platform and kneel down on the knee closest to the engine angled about 45º away from the platform.

Raise your arms above your head and grasp the Hand Grip closest to you with both hands.

Extend arms toward the pulley.

Keep the elbows slightly bent.

FINISH

Tighten the entire abdominal area and slowly rotate your rib cage and arms away from the pulley toward your opposite knee.

Slowly reverse the motion, returning to the starting position without losing muscle tension.

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Bowflex RevolutionXP manual Standing Oblique Abdominal Crunch Muscles worked

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