Trunk Rotation - Bowflex The Xtreme2 Owner's Manual & Fitness Manual

BOWFLEX
XTREME
Trunk Rotation
Abdominal Exercises
Muscles worked:
Rectus Abdominus; Oblktues;
Serratus Anterior
Position:
Standing--facing right or left
Accessory:
Hand Grips
Pulleys:
Center Cross Bar--Narrow Pulleys
Leg Extension:
Removed
Success Tips
• Keep your knees slightly bent and feet on
Standing Platform.
• This exercise must be performed
correctly--failure to do so could result in
injury. Use only low weight Rods.
• Keep all motion in your torso.
• Move only as far as your muscles will
take youMo not use momentum to
increase your range of motion.
START
START
• Stand with one side toward
the Power Rods ® . Grasp the
Hand Grip closest to you with
both hands.
• Raise both arms up near
shoulder level, hands extended
over the leg closest to the
Power Rods _.
• Keep your elbows slightly bent.
FINISH
ACTION
• Tighten your entire abdominal
area and slowly rotate your rib
cage and arms away from the
Power Rods _ 30-40 °, as if you
were rotating with a rod through
the middle of your spine.
• Slowly reverse the motion,
returning to the start position
without relaxing muscle tension.
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