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Bowflex Xtreme
®
2 SE Owner’s Manual
49
Concentration Biceps Curl
– Elbow Flexion (in Supination)
Muscles worked:
Biceps
Position:
Standing – right or left side facing machine
Accessory:
Hand Grips
Pulleys:
Squat Pulley Frame
Before You Begin:
Remove Seat and Leg Extension
Key Points:
s+EEPELBOWPOINTINGTOWARDmOOR
at all times.
s+EEPWRISTSTRAIGHT
s"ENDATHIPSNOTATTHEWAIST
s+EEPBACKSTRAIGHTCHESTUP
and maintain a very slight arch in lower
back.
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FINISH
s3TANDONPLATFORMONESIDE
toward machine.
s7ITHHANDCLOSESTTO0OWER2OD
®
resistance rods
, grasp hand grip.
s+EEPINGBACKSTRAIGHTBENDAT
hips and knees, until trunk is
parallel to floor. Place uninvolved
hand on thigh to help stabilize.
s#URLHANDGRIPAWAYFROMCABLE
then up toward shoulder while
keeping upper arm completely
motionless and elbow pointing
toward the floor at all times.
s3LOWLYRETURNTOSTARTPOSITION
performing the same arc of
motion.
Reverse Curl
– Elbow Flexion (in Pronation)
Muscles worked:
Deep arm muscle(brachialis).
Also the front forearm muscle (brachiora-
dialis) and biceps.
Position:
Standing – facing machine
Accessory:
Hand Grips
Pulleys:
Squat Pulley Frame – with squat straps
Before You Begin:
Remove Seat and Leg Extension
Key Points:
s+EEPELBOWSATSIDES
s+EEPWRISTSSTRAIGHT
s+EEPTRUNKMUSCLESTIGHTAND
maintain a very slight arch in
lower back.
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FINISH
s3TANDONPLATFORM
s"ENDDOWNANDGRASPHANDGRIPS
with palms facing
backward.
s3TANDWITHARMSBYSIDES
s,IFTCHESTTIGHTENABSANDMAINTAIN
slight arch in
lower back.
s+EEPINGPALMSFACINGDOWN
slowly curl hand grips forward,
then up, then in toward
shoulders while keeping elbows
at sides and upper
arms completely still.
s3LOWLYLOWERTOSTARTPOSITION
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