START
ACTION
START
ACTION
42
Bowflex Xtreme
®
2 SE Owner’s Manual
Arm Exercises
Triceps Pushdown
– Elbow Extension
Muscles worked:
Triceps
Position:
Standing – facing machine
Accessory:
Hand Grips
Pulleys:
Lat Tower
Before You Begin:
Remove Seat and Leg Extension
Key Points:
s+EEPUPPERARMSMOTIONLESS
s+EEPWRISTSSTRAIGHT
s4IGHTENTRICEPSTHROUGHOUTEXERCISEAND
control motion on the way up.
s-AINTAINGOODPOSTUREBYKEEPINGCHEST
lifted and abs tight. Maintain a very slight
arch in the lower back.
START
FINISH
s3TANDONPLATFORM
s'RASPHANDGRIPSATSHOULDERWIDTH
palms down.
s"RINGARMSDOWNTOSIDESELBOWS
straight. This is Start Position.
s"ENDOVERSLIGHTLYFROMHIPSSO
shoulders are directly over hands.
Lift chest and tighten abs to stabi-
lize spine. Maintain a slight arch in
lower back.
s+EEPUPPERARMSSTATIONARYAND
elbows next to sides of torso.
Slowly allow elbows to bend,
moving hands in arcing motion
away from legs and up.
s3TOPAT
s4HINKABOUTTIGHTENINGTRICEPS
Slowly reverse arcing motion and
straighten arms fully.
Triceps Hammer Pushdown
– Elbow Extension
Muscles worked:
Triceps
Position:
Standing – facing machine
Accessory:
(AND'RIPSINh(AMMER'RIPv
Pulleys:
Lat Tower
Before You Begin:
Remove Seat and Leg Extension
Key Points:
s+EEPUPPERARMSMOTIONLESS
s+EEPWRISTSSTRAIGHT
s4IGHTENTRICEPSTHROUGHOUTEXERCISEAND
control motion on the way up.
s-AINTAINGOODPOSTUREBYKEEPINGCHEST
lifted and abs tight. Maintain slight arch
in lower back.
START
FINISH
s3TANDONPLATFORM
s'RASPHANDGRIPSATSHOULDERWIDTH
with grips in vertical hammer posi-
tion.
s"RINGARMSDOWNTOSIDESELBOWS
straight. This is Start Position.
s"ENDOVERSLIGHTLYFROMHIPSSO
shoulders are directly over hands.
Lift chest and tighten abs to stabi-
lize spine. Maintain a slight arch in
lower back.
s+EEPUPPERARMSSTATIONARYAND
elbows next to sides of torso.
Slowly allow elbows to bend,
moving hands in arcing motion
away from legs and up.
s3TOPAT
s4HINKABOUTTIGHTENINGTRICEPS
Slowly reverse arcing motion and
straighten arms fully.