Standing Hip Flexion - Bowflex Revolution Owner's Manual

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Muscles worked:
Iliacus, Psoas, Rectus Femoris
Bench Position:
Removed
Accessory:
Foot harness
Adjustable Arm Position:
9
Success Tips
• Make sure all the motion is occurring at
your hip.
• Keep the torso tight throughout the
motion.
Muscles worked:
Gracilis, Adductor Magnus
Bench Position:
Removed
Accessory:
Foot harness
Adjustable Arm Position:
9
Success Tips
• Make sure all the motion is occurring at
your hip.
• Keep the torso tight throughout the
motion.
Leg Exercises

Standing Hip Flexion

START
• Stand on the platform on one side
of the seat rail facing away from
the engine.
• Attach one cable to the D-ring on
the heel of the foot harness.
• Straighten but do not lock out the
support leg.
• Stand far enough away from the
pulley so that there is tension at
the start of the motion.
Standing Hip Internal Rotation
START
• Stand on the platform on one side
of the seat rail facing sideways
from the engine.
• Attach one cable to the D-ring on
the foot closest to the pulley on the
outside edge near the front of your
foot.
• Straighten but do not lock out the
support leg.
• Stand far enough away from the
pulley so that there is tension at
the start of the motion.
START
START
FINISH
FINISH
• Initiate the movement by moving
you whole leg forward, without
allowing any movement in your
waist or lower back.
• After moving your leg as far as
possible possible, return to the
Start position. Repeat with the
other leg.
FINISH
FINISH
• Initiate the movement by moving
you whole leg by rotating at
the hip, without allowing any
movement in your waist or lower
back.
• After rotating your leg as far
as possible, return to the Start
position.
• Repeat with the other leg.