Leg Exercises
Leg Kickback – Hip and Knee Extension
Muscles worked:
Buttocks area (gluteus maximus).
Position:
Standing – facing machine
Accessory:
Hand Grip on arch
Pulleys:
Squat Pulley Frame
BeforeYou Begin:
Remove Seat and Leg Extension
START
FINISH
Key Points:
•Do not allow waist, lower back or supportive hip to move.
•Keep abs tight throughout entire exercise.
START
•Secure cuff around arch of foot. Keep this leg bent at approximately 90º.
•Hold onto seat back pad to stabilize yourself.
•Keep spine in good posture, chest lifted, abs tight. Maintain a slight arch in lower back.
ACTION
•Extend entire leg backward, straightening knee.
•Slowly move leg as far as you can, without allowing ANY movement to occur at waist.
•Slowly return to start position.
Hip Flexion – Knee Flexion
Muscles worked:
Muscles on front of hips (iliopsoas, rectus femoris).
Position:
Standing to the left or right of machine facing away
Accessory:
Hand Grip on ankle
Pulleys:
Squat Pulley Frame
START
FINISH
BeforeYou Begin:
Remove Seat and Leg Extension
Key Points:
•Make sure all motion occurs at hip, NOT waist or lower back.
•Keep chest lifted and trunk muscles tight throughout entire exercise.
•Allow lower leg to hang in the direc- tion of cable at all times.
START
•Use Center Cross Bar as a stabilizer.
•Secure a hand grip around one of ankles.
•Straighten, but do not lock, knee of support leg.
•Keep spine in good posture, chest lifted, abs tight. Maintain a slight arch in lower back.
ACTION
•Lift knee up and in toward torso.
•Allowing knee to bend as you move, bring knee up as far as you can, without allowing ANY movement to occur at waist or lower back.
•Slowly return to start position without resting leg muscles.
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