Trunk Rotation - Bowflex Ultimate 2 Owner's Manual And Fitness Manual

Muscles worked:
Rectus Abdominus; Obliques
Bench Position:
Flat Bench Back
Accessory:
Ab Crunch Attachment
Pulleys:
Squat Platform
Success Tips
your back
movements.
Muscles worked:
Rectus Abdominus; Obliques;
Serratus Anterior
Bench Position:
Flat Bench Back
Accessory:
Handgrips
Pulleys:
Chest Bar
Success Tips
pinched, abs tight and slight
arch in lower back.
correctly—failure to do so could
result in injury. Use only low
weight Power Rod units.
®
muscles will take you—do not
use momentum to increase your
range of motion
Abdominal Exercises
Ab Crunch
— using optional Ab Crunch Attachment

Trunk Rotation

START
START
removed, legs toward the
Power Rod units, knees
®
bent, feet flat on the
platform.
and grab the Ab Attachment
with each hand above your
shoulders.
START
START
one side toward the Power
Rod units. Grasp Hand
®
Grip closest to you with
both hands.
shoulder level, hands
extended over the leg
closest to the Power Rod
units.
bent.
FINISH
ACTION
slowly curl your shoulders
toward your knees as far as
comfortable.
returning to the starting
position without relaxing.
FINISH
ACTION
abdominal area and slowly
rotate your rib cage and
arms away from the Power
Rod units 30-40°, as if you
®
were rotating with a rod
through the middle of your
spine.
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returning to the Start
position without relaxing
muscle tension.
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