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Bowflex Xtreme
®
2 SE Owner’s Manual
Shoulder Exercises
Scapular Retraction
Muscles worked:
Develops muscles between shoulderblades
(trapezius and rhomboids).
Position:
Seated on floor, facing machine
Accessory:
Hand Grips
Pulleys:
Squat Pulley Frame
Before You Begin:
Remove Leg Extension and Seat
Key Points:
s$ONOTBENDTORSOFORWARD
s$ONOTLOSESPINALALIGNMENTKEEPCHEST
lifted.
s$ONOTPULLWITHARMMUSCLES
s3ITONmOORFACINGMACHINE
s'RABHANDGRIPSWITHPALMSFACING
each other.
s0LACEHEELSAGAINSTENDOFPLAT
-
form, bend hips and knees, arms
straight.
s,IFTCHESTSITUPSTRAIGHTWITHSPINE
in good alignment and tighten
trunk muscles.
s+EEPINGARMSSTRAIGHTSLOWLY
pinch shoulderblades together.
s7HENSHOULDERBLADESARE
fully retracted, slowly return
to start position.
Crossover Seated Rear Delt Rows—
Elbow Flexion
s #ROSSYOURARMSINFRONTOFYOUAND
grasp the Hand Grips (right Grip
in left hand and vice versa), palms
facing toward the floor.
s "RACEYOURHEELSAGAINSTTHEEND
of the Standing Platform.
s ,EANBACKSLIGHTLYANDSTRAIGHTEN
your arms.
s 2AISEYOURARMSUNTILTHEYAREIN
front of your body at approximately
AANGLETOYOURTORSO
s !LLOWINGYOURARMSTOBEND
as you go, move your elbows
outward and backward until
elbows are parallel with your
shoulders.
s +EEPYOURFOREARMSPOINTINGIN
the direction of the cables.
s 3LOWLYRETURNTOTHESTART
position. Do not relax the tension
in your shoulder muscles.
Muscles worked:
Anterior and Middle Deltoids
Position:
Seated on the floor —facing machine
Accessory:
Hand Grips
Pulleys:
Squat Pulley Frame
Leg Extension:
Removed
Success Tips
s -AINTAINAANGLEBETWEENYOURUPPER
arms and torso during motion.
s +EEPKNEESBENTANDFEETBRACEDAGAINST
the Standing Platform.
s $ONOTBENDYOURTORSOFORWARD
s +EEPSHOULDERBLADESPINCHEDTOGETHER
and maintain good spinal alignment.