Bowflex Ultimate - Manual (Page 26)

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Standing Lateral Shoulder Raise
Shoulder Abduction (elbow stabilized)
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Shoulder Exercises
Muscles worked: This exercise emphasizes
the back portion of the shoulder muscles (the
rear deltoids, as well as the rear portion of the
middle deltoids, the posterior rotator cuff, upper
lat and teres major) as well as the trapezius and
rhomboids.
Pulley position: Wide or narrow.
Starting Position:
• Sit on the bench facing the Power Rods ® , knees
bent and your feet on the platform.
• Cross the handles and grasp with your palms
facing down and arms straight (right hand on left
handle and vice versa).
• Sit up straight and then bend over slightly from
the hips (not the spine) until arms/cables are in
front of body at a 90 degree angle to your torso.
• Lift your chest and slightly pinch your shoulder
blades together.
Motion:
• Allowing your arms to bend as you go, move your
elbows outward and backward keeping a 70-90
degree angle between your upper arms and the
sides of your torso.
• Your forearms should always point in the
direction of the cables.
• Move until your elbows are slightly behind
your shoulders, then slowly reverse the motion
keeping the rear shoulder muscles tightened
during the entire motion.
Optional motions:
• Bilateral movement - both arms rowing at the
same time.
• Unilateral movement – performing all reps with
one arm before moving to the next.
• Alternating – performing one rep on one side and
then the next rep on the other side.
• Simultaneously alternating – both arms moving,
although in opposite directions (one rowing while
the other is returning).
Key points:
• Maintain a 90 degree angle between your upper
arms and the sides of your torso during the
exercise.
• For normal pulling /rowing patterns of movement
you may choose to allow the shoulder blades
to "float" forward and backward naturally with
the arm movement, or for increased rear deltoid
involvement you may keep the shoulder blades
"pinched" together throughout both the forward
and backward movements.
Rear Deltoid Rows
Shoulder Horizontal Abduction (with elbow flexion)
Muscles worked: This exercise emphasizes the
side shoulder muscles (middle deltoids), the top
muscle of the rotator cuff (supraspinatus) and the
trapezius muscles.
Pulley position: Narrow.
Starting position:
• Remove the bench and stand on the platform
straddling the rail and facing the Power Rods ® .
• Grasp the handles with palms facing toward each
other.
• Attain erect spinal posture.
• Let your arms hang directly in line with the
cables.
Motion:
• Raise your arms directly out to the sides to
almost shoulder level.
• Lift your elbow and hand at the same speed and
do not let one get ahead of the other.
• Do not turn/rotate your arms while raising them.
Keep the side of your arm/elbow facing out/up
throughout the movement.
• Slowly bring your arms into the starting position
without relaxing.
Key points:
• DO NOT swing the arms upward or move the
trunk during the motion.
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