Bowflex BodyTower Owner's Manual page 18

Muscles worked:
Glutes, Hip Flexors
Bar Position:
Not used
Motion
• Stand facing away from the tower.
Grasp and hang from Pull Up Bar with
overhand grip, slightly wider than
shoulder width.
• Raise legs by flexing hips and knees
until knees are well above hips.
• Return until hips and knees are
extended downward.
• Repeat.
Muscles worked:
Lower Back
Bar Position:
Lower
Motion
• Lie supine (on your back) on the floor
facing away from tower.
• Place ankles on back pad while
bending at the waist, knees slightly
bent.
• Raise hips up off floor until hips are
straight.
• Hold position.
Exercises
Hanging Leg Raise
Success Tips
• It may be necessary to completely flex hips
before waist flexion is possible.
Variation
Use sling straps. Or keep knees extended
throughout leg raise.
Rear Decline Plank
Variation
Resistance can be increased or decreased by
using higher or lower elevation.
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