EXECUTION Adjust the seat height of the pec deck machine so that when you sit in the machine and grasp the handles your arms will be parallel to the floor. Use a neutral grip (palms facing in) or a pronated grip (palms facing down) if available. Maintain an erect trunk position with your chest in […]
EXECUTION Stand with your feet hip-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand or a barbell across the back of your shoulders with a wide grip. Inhale slightly more than usual and hold your breath as you take a step to the rear. At the same time bend the knee of the forward leg. Bend
Execution • Assume a well-balanced, standing position with your feet shoulder-width apart and your toes pointed slightly to the sides. • Hold a dumbbell in each hand, with the dumbbells approximately shoulder high with the elbows pointed downward and to the side. The palms should face forward and the forearms should be vertical. • When
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EXECUTION • If possible, adjust the pulley heights on each side of a cable station so that the stirrup handles are about 12 to 15 inches above shoulder level. • Grasp the handles with a supinated (palms up) grip and then assume a well balanced standing position centered between the weight stacks. • In the
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EXECUTION • Stand alongside an exercise bench in a wide stride stance. The leg closest to the bench should be in front and your outside leg behind. • Bend over forward from the hips while maintaining normal spinal curvature until your back is almost parallel to the floor. Bend your knees as necessary to
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