Bowflex Ultimate 2 Owners Manual - Page 60

Wide Squat - pulley assembly

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58 Muscles worked: Quadriceps; Hamstrings; Gluteus Maximus Bench Position: Folded up with Squat Attachment Installed Accessory: Squat Attachment Pulleys: Squat Attachment Success Tips • Keep your knees pointed the same direction as your toes. • Keep your head and neck in line with your torso. • Pay close attention to all alignment and stabilization issues on every part of every repetition. Leg Exercises Wide Squat START FINISH START • Remove the bench assembly. • Use the squat attachment and stand under it, feet a little closer than shoulder width, away from the Power Rod® units and grab each handle of the squat attachment. • Flatten your back, tighten your abs and keep your chest up. ACTION • Slowly squat down as your knees bend. Keep your chest up, back flat as your hips move backward. • Lower to approximately 90º at your knees. • Slowly return, under control, to the standing position.

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Leg Exercises
Wide Squat
START
ACTION
START
• Remove the bench
assembly.
• Use the squat attachment
and stand under it, feet a
little closer than shoulder
width, away from the
Power Rod
®
units and grab
each handle of the squat
attachment.
• Flatten your back, tighten
your abs and keep your
chest up.
• Slowly squat down as your
knees bend. Keep your
chest up, back flat as your
hips move backward.
• Lower to approximately 90º
at your knees.
• Slowly return, under
control, to the standing
position.
FINISH
Muscles worked:
Quadriceps; Hamstrings;
Gluteus Maximus
Bench Position:
Folded up with Squat
Attachment Installed
Accessory:
Squat Attachment
Pulleys:
Squat Attachment
Success Tips
• Keep your knees pointed the
same direction as your toes.
• Keep your head and neck in line
with your torso.
• Pay close attention to all
alignment and stabilization issues
on every part of every repetition.
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