Bowflex Ultimate 2 Owners Manual - Page 40

38 Muscles worked: Triceps Bench Position: Removed Accessory: Bent Lat Bar Pulleys: Lat Tower Arm Exercises Triceps Pushdown - Elbow Extension START FINISH Success Tips • Keep your upper arms motionless and your wrists straight. • Keep your chest lifted, abs tight and maintain a slight arch in lower back. • Tighten the triceps throughout the exercise, using controlled motion. START • Straddle the Seat Rail, facing the Power Rod® units. • Grasp the Bent Lat Bar, palms facing down. • Stand slightly back from Lat Tower (adjust for comfort). • Bring hands in front of you, keeping the Lat Bar approximately at rib level. • Bend over slightly from hips, shoulders directly over hands. ACTION • Keeping your upper arms stationary, elbows next to trunk, slowly push your arms downward in a gentle arc until hands are near tops of your thighs. • Keeping your triceps tightened, slowly reverse the arcing motion and bring the Bent Lat Bar back to the Start position. Muscles worked: Triceps Bench Position: Flat Bench Back Accessory: Hand Grips Pulleys: Chest Bar French Press - Elbow Extension overhead START FINISH Success Tips • Keep your upper arms motionless and your wrists straight. • Keep your chest lifted and maintain spinal alignment, keeping a very slight arch in your lower back. • Tighten the triceps throughout the exercise, using controlled motion. START • Sit on the bench facing away from the Power Rod® units, keeping knees bent and feet flat on floor. • Reach behind and grasp one or both of the Hand Grips, palms facing inward. • Draw arms up until elbows are pointing forward, hands behind head. ACTION • Keeping your upper arms stationary, straighten your elbows, bringing your hands overhead, palms facing out. • Stop your motion before your elbows are completely straight, and then reverse your motion, slowly returning to the Start position without relaxing muscle tension.