Leg exercises – Bowflex Revolution XP User Manual

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leg exercises

Stiff Leg Dead Lift

START

FINISH

START

• Grasp the Lat Bar with your

palms facing downward.

• Keep your legs bent slightly.

• Bend over, approximately 90°

from your hips (not your waist)

• Initiate the movement by pushing

your hips forward.

• Slowly move your trunk until you

are in the standing position.

Glutes should be tightened when

reaching upright position

• Slowly return to the Start position

without relaxing tension in your

legs.

FINISH

Muscles worked:

Gluteus Maximus

Position:

Standing—facing outward. Seat

removed.

Accessory:

Lat Bar

Pulleys / Adjustable Arm

Position:

Squat Frame Pulleys—Standard Pulley / 0

Success Tips

• Keep your knees slightly bent and feet

on Standing Platform.

• Keep your chest lifted, spine aligned, abs

tight and your back flat with no arch.

• Lift with your legs, not lower back or

arms.

• Keep your abs tight throughout

movement.

• Keep your knees bent and your head up.

Standing Hip Flexion

START

FINISH

START

• Stand on the Platform facing away

from the engine.

• Attach one cable to the D-ring on

the heel of the foot harness.

• Straighten but do not lock out the

support leg.

• Stand far enough away from the

pulley so that there is tension at

the start of the motion.

• Initiate the movement by moving

your whole leg forward, without

allowing any movement in your

waist or lower back.

• After moving your leg as far

as possible, return to the Start

position. Repeat with the other

leg.

FINISH

Muscles worked:

Iliacus; Psoas; Rectus Femoris

Position:

Standing—facing outward. Seat

removed.

Accessory:

Foot Harness

Adjustable Arm Position:

9

Success Tips

• Make sure all the motion is occurring at

your hip.

• Keep the torso tight throughout the

motion.

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