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Bowflex Xtreme
®
2 SE Owner’s Manual
61
Calf Raise
– Ankle Plantarflexion (Knee Stabilized)
Muscles worked:
Lower leg or calf (gastrocnemius,
soleus).
Position:
Standing – facing machine
Accessory:
Hand Grips
Pulleys:
Squat Pulley Frame
Before You Begin:
Remove Seat and Leg Extension
Key Points:
s$ONOTLOSECONTACTBETWEEN
the balls of feet and the frame
as you push.
s$ONOTCHANGEHIPORKNEE
position, ONLY ankle motion should
be allowed.
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FINISH
s3TANDWITHTOESONPLATFORMAND
heels hanging over edge.
s5SEHANDGRIPSINBOTHHANDSAS
resistance and a balance stabi-
lizer.
s,IFTCHESTTIGHTENABSANDMAIN
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tain a slight arch in
lower back.
s3LOWLYPRESSBALLSOFFEETINTOPLAT
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form and lift heels up.
s3LOWLYRETURNTOSTARTPOSITION
Leg Exercises
Single Leg Calf Raise—
Ankle Plantarflexion (knee stabilized)
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ACTION
START
s3TANDONONEFOOTWITHYOURTOES
balls of feet on the Standing
Platform, heels hanging over the
edge.
s5SETHE(AND'RIPSINBOTHHANDS
as resistance and as a balance
stabilizer.
s+EEPTHEUNUSEDLEGOUTOF
the way, do not use it to build
momentum.
s3LOWLYPRESSTHEBALLOFYOURFOOT
into the Standing Platform and lift
your heel upward.
s4HENMAINTAININGTENSIONSLOWLY
return to the start position.
FINISH
Muscles worked:
Gastrocnemius; Soleus
Position:
Standing—facing machine
Accessory:
Hand Grips
Pulleys:
Squat Pulley Platform—Standard Pulley
Leg Extension:
Removed
Success Tips
s$ONOTLOSECONTACTWITHTHEBALLSOF
your foot and the Standing Platform
during motion.
s+EEPYOURCHESTLIFTEDSPINEALIGNEDABS
tight and a slight arch in your lower back.
s$ONOTLIFTYOURHIPSOREXCESSIVELYARCH
your back.
s$ONOTCHANGEHIPORKNEE
position—ONLY ankle motion should be
used.