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USING THE BOWFLEX
HAND GRIPS
The Bowflex hand grips can be
used as regular grips, hand
cuffs or ankle cuffs, depending
on how they are configured.
Regular Grip
Grasp the main
portion of the grip
without inserting
your hand through
the cuff portion.
MOST OF THE
EXERCISES YOU PERFORM UTILIZE
THIS GRIP.
Hand Cuff Grip
Slip your hand through the cuff portion of the
grip so that the foam pad rests on the back of
shoulder raises or any exercise where your
palm is facing down.
Ankle Cuff Grip: The cuff portion of the grip
stretches apart
from the handle
portion of the grip.
Simply insert your
hand in the cuff
and pull apart from
the handle. Insert
your foot or ankle
and tighten grip up by pulling handle portion
toward the cuff portion.
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Using Your Machine
your hand. Then
grasp the remainder
of the grip that is sit-
ting in your palm.
This method of
gripping is great for
exercises like front
USING THE BOWFLEX LEG PRESS BELT
The Leg Press Belt is used exclusively for the
Leg Press and the Seated Leg Curl exercises.
• With the
Bowflex seat
adjusted to the
"free sliding"
position, (spring
lock seat pin
unlocked) the
hand grips
removed, and the
desired amount of
resistance hooked up, sit on the seat and
position the leg press belt around your hips.
• Slide forward to
the pulleys and
place your feet
through the right
and left openings
under the pulleys.
• Attach the belt to
the cables and
cinch the adjust-
ment strap on the belt by pulling the strap
until the belt is taut.
• Place hands on
vertical main
frame and push
yourself back
while placing feet,
one at a time, onto
non-skid pads on
pulley frame.
• Grasp belt near
where it's attached to the cables and begin to
press back.
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