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Bowflex Xtreme
®
2 SE Owner’s Manual
55
Abdominal Exercises
Seated (Resisted) Abdominal Crunch
– Spinal Flexion
Muscles worked:
Abdominal area including upper and lower
front abs (rectus abdominus)
and side abs (obliques).
Position:
Seated – facing outward
Accessory:
Abdominal Crunch Shoulder Harness
Pulleys:
Abdominal bar
Before You Begin:
Remove Leg Extension
Key Points:
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but don’t exaggerate it.
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follow rib motion, not lead, allowing you to
maintain normal neck posture.
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not let abs relax until
set is over.
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is critical.
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Abdominal Crunch
Shoulder Harness by
snapping one hook to each of the
D rings. Place the harness on your
shoulders letting the handles hang
over your chest. Grab both handles.
With high resistance, a cross arm
opposite-handle grip may be used.
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normal arch, knees and hips bent
and feet flat on floor.
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slowly moving ribs toward hips.
Move as far as you can without
moving hips or neck. LOWER
BACK SHOULD NOT LOSE
CONTACT WITH BENCH when
fully crunched.
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start position without relaxing.
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