Bowflex Xtreme 2 SE Owners Manual - Page 10

Getting to Know Your Machine The Bowflex Xtreme® 2 SE Home Gym Pulleys With the versatility to perform over 75 different exercises, the Bowflex Xtreme® 2 SE home gym is designed to give you the best workout possible. And with its innovative, easy-to-use multiple pulley system, you are guaranteed to maximize every exercise for every muscle group. There are a few things you will need to remember to get the most from your Bowflex Xtreme® 2 SE home gym Pulleys: Slider Pulleys The Bowflex Xtreme® 2 SE home gym comes with adjustable "Slider" pulleys which can be personalized for your body by adjusting them to widths that fit your unique physique. There are Slider Pulleys on the Lat Tower (2 positions per side), Center Cross Bars (4 positions per side) and the Squat Pulley Frame (4 positions per side). You will need to determine which Pulley positions are most comfortable for you when performing 'Standard' exercises, and then adjust the pulleys outward or inward to perform exercises in 'Wide' or 'Narrow' positions. Using the Slider Pulleys at wider or narrower positions for an exercise can target different parts of the same muscle group and increases the benefit of each exercise. Pulley Locations Below is a guide to the six different pulley positions used to perform a full workout routine: Center Cross Bar: Standard position - used when performing exercises like a Bench Press or Chest Fly. Lat Tower: Used for exercises like Pulldowns and Pushdowns. Leg Extension: Active pulleys are on the squat pulley frame. Squat: Active pulleys are on squat pulley frame and on center cross bar. 8 Bowflex Xtreme® 2 SE Owner's Manual Abdominal Crunch position: Active pulleys are on lat tower. Rowing Position: Active pulleys are on squat pulley frame.