XTREME®2 | Arm Exercises |
Triceps Pushdown with Lat Pulldown Bar—Elbow Extension
Muscles worked:
Triceps
Position:
Accessory:
Lat Pulldown Bar
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 the Lat Pulldown Bar, 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.
Single Arm Pushdown—Elbow Extension
Muscles worked:
Triceps
Position:
Accessory:
Hand Grips
Pulleys:
Lat Cross Bars
Leg Extension:
Removed
START |
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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 Hand Grip, palm facing downward.
•Stand approximately
•Bring your arm in front of you, Hand Grip at chest level.
•Bend over slightly from hips, so that your shoulder is directly over your hand.
ACTION
•Keeping your upper arm stationary, elbow next to trunk, slowly push your arm downward in a gentle arc until your hand is near top of the thigh.
•Keeping your triceps tightened, slowly reverse the arcing motion, bringing the Hand Grip back to the start position.
