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Bowflex Xtreme
®
2 SE Owner’s Manual
29
Shoulder Rotator Cuff
– Internal Rotation
Muscles worked:
Front rotator cuff muscle
(subscapularis).
Position:
Standing – facing left or right
Accessory:
Hand Grips
Pulleys:
Center Cross Bar -wide position
Before You Begin:
Remove Seat and Leg Extension
Key Points:
s-OTIONSHOULDBESLOWANDCONTROLLED
s$ONOTROTATESPINETOGET
additional range of motion. Try for pure
rotation of shoulder joint. More is not
better!
s5SELIGHTRESISTANCEONLY0ICKARESIS
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tance that you can perform
12-15 perfect reps.
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Shoulder Rotator Cuff
– External Rotation
Muscles worked:
Rear portion of rotator cuff (infraspinatus,
teres minor muscles).
Position:
Standing – facing left or right
Accessory:
Hand Grips
Pulleys:
Center Cross Bar – wide position
Before You Begin:
Remove Leg Extension and seat.
Key Points:
s-OTIONSHOULDBESLOWANDCONTROLLED
s$ONOTROTATESPINETOGETADDITIONAL
range of motion. Try for pure external
rotation of shoulder joint. More is not
better!
s5SELIGHTRESISTANCEONLY0ICKA
resistance that allows you to perform
12-15 reps.
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FINISH
s3TANDONPLATFORMWITHONE
side toward machine. Maintain good
spinal alignment.
s5SINGARMFURTHESTFROMRODSREACH
across body, grasp hand grip nearest
you and draw
arm back into side. Keep elbow bent
s!LLOWFOREARMTORESTAGAINST
abdomen and elbow against
side, taking out some of the
slack or in cables.
s2OTATEFOREARMAWAYFROMABDOMEN
and out to side, keeping elbow/upper
arm
by side.
s3LOWLYRETURNTOSTARTPOSITION
s2OTATEFOREARMTOWARDABDOMEN
keeping elbow by side.
s3LOWLYRETURNTOSTARTPOSITION
s3TANDONPLATFORMWITHONE
side toward machine. Maintain
good spinal alignment.
s'RASPHANDGRIPWITHARMCLOSESTTO
machine and draw upper arm into
SIDEKEEPINGELBOWBENT
s$ISTANCEYOURSELFFROMTOWERTO
eliminate slack in cable.
s5SEVERYLIGHTRESISTANCE
Shoulder Exercises