XTREME®2 | Arm Exercises |
Triceps Pushdown with Hand Grips—Elbow Extension
Muscles worked:
Triceps
Position:
Accessory:
Hand Grips
Pulleys:
Lat Cross Bar
Leg Extension:
Removed
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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.
•Keep your knees bent and feet on Standing Platform.
START
•Grasp one or both of the Hand Grips, palms facing the floor.
•Keep hands and elbows approximately
•Bend slightly from your hips but maintain a stabilized spine.
ACTION
•Keeping your forearms and wrists stationary, straighten your elbows, bringing your hands down to your thighs, palms facing out.
•Stop the motion before your elbows are completely straight, and then reverse, slowly returning to the start position without relaxing muscle tension.
Triceps Hammer Pushdown—Elbow Extension
Muscles worked:
Triceps
Position:
Accessory:
Hand Grips in “Hammer” Hold (see Page 4) Pulleys:Front Lat Cross Bar
Leg Extension:
Removed
START | FINISH |
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.
•Keep your knees bent and feet on Standing Platform.
START
•Grasp one or both of the Hand Grips, using the “Hammer” hold, palms facing inward.
•Keep hands and elbows approximately
•Bend slightly from your hips but maintain a stabilized spine.
ACTION
•Keeping your forearms and wrists stationary, straighten your elbows, bringing your hands down to your thighs, palms facing out.
•Stop the motion before your elbows are completely straight, and then reverse, slowly returning to the start position without relaxing muscle tension.
