Back Exercises; Good Morning; Standing Low Back Extension - Bowflex XTREME 2 SE Owner's Manual

Muscles worked:
Latissimus Dorsi; Teres Major;
Rear Deltoids
Position:
Standing—facing outward
Accessory:
Squat Bar
Pulleys:
Squat Pulley Frame
Leg Extension:
Removed
Success Tips
tight and your back flat with no arch.
arms.
feet on Standing Platform.

Standing Low Back Extension

Muscles worked:
Muscles in lower back (erector spinae, deep
spinal muscles), lower back muscles, gluteus
maximus and hamstrings.
Position:
Standing – facing outward
Accessory:
Hand Grips
Pulleys:
Squat Pulley Frame – standard position
Before You Begin:
Remove Seat and Leg Extension
Key Points:
lower back at all times.
increase or decrease the arch in lower back
during the movement.

Back Exercises

Good Morning

START START
START
palms facing downward.
from your hips (not your waist)
START START
START
fore arms to elbows.
in front of chest and pull hand grips
tightly to chest.
and arch lower back slightly. Pinch
shoulderblades together slightly.
letting out tension in the cables.
FINISH FINISH
your hips forward.
you are in the standing position.
Back should be tightened when
reaching upright position
without relaxing tension in your
legs.
– with Hip Extension
FINISH FINISH
torso up as a unit by pivoting at
hips.
without slouching or changing
spinal alignment.
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