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Bowflex Xtreme
®
2 SE Owner’s Manual
53
Wrist Curl
– with Wrist Flexion
Muscles worked:
Front part of forearms. Also increases
the strength of grip and isometrically
challenges biceps.
Position:
Standing – facing machine
Accessory:
Hand Grips
Pulleys:
Squat Pulley Frame Removed
Before You Begin:
Remove Seat and Leg Extension
Key Points:
s-OVESLOWLYANDKEEPTENSIONINFRONTOF
forearm at all times.
s$ONOTINCREASEORDECREASEBENDIN
arms, perform the entire motion at wrist.
s$ONOTREEPCHESTLIFTEDABS
tight and maintain a slight arch in lower
back.
s3TANDONPLATFORM
s"ENDDOWNANDGRASPHANDGRIPS
palms facing forward, fingertips
down.
s3TANDWITHUPPERARMSANDELBOWS
by sides.
s,IFTCHESTTIGHTENTRUNKMUSCLES
and maintain a slight arch in
lower back.
s"ENDARMSPALMSUP(OLD
position throughout entire exer-
cise.
s3LOWLYCURLlSTSTOWARDSFRONTOF
forearms.
s+EEPINGFOREARMSSTILLSLOWLYLET
fists return to start position.
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Wrist Extension
Muscles worked:
Back and top parts of forearms.
Position:
Standing – facing machine
Accessory:
Hand Grips
Pulleys:
Squat Pulley Frame
Before You Begin:
Remove Seat and Leg Extension
Key Points:
s-OVESLOWLYANDKEEPTENSIONINBACKOF
forearms at all times.
s0ERFORMTHISEXERCISEONEARM
at a time to make it easier to focus
and isolate the back of forearms,
or perform it with both arms
simultaneously to save time.
s3TANDONPLATFORMKNEESSLIGHTLY
bent.
s'RASPHANDGRIPSPALMSFACING
down. Rest mid-forearms
against sides with elbows flared
out.
s2AISECHESTTIGHTENTRUNK
muscles and maintain a slight
arch in lower back.
s3LOWLYCURLBACKOFlSTSTOWARD
forearms.
s3LOWLYRETURNTOSTARTPOSITION
Arm Exercises