EXECUTION Adjust the bench so that the bench incline is at an angle of between 35-45? Lie in a face-up position on the bench with the feet flat on the floor about shoulder width or slightly more apart and the knees flexed about 90?. Hold a dumbbell in each hand with a neutral grip, […]
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EXECUTION Support yourself on a standing vertical bench by pressing your forearms against the pads and griping the handles. Your back should be in contact with the vertical bench and your legs should hang freely directly under the body. Inhale slightly more than usual and hold your breath as you bend the legs and raise
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HANGING KNEE/LEG RAISE EXECUTION Step up on a low stool or jump to grasp a high bar so that your body hangs freely without your feet touching the floor. Grasp the bar with a pronated, palms away grip. Hang with your arms fully extended and with a slight arch in your lower back. Inhale and
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EXECUTION Straddle the seat of a lat pull-down machine and position yourself so that the cable to which the bar is attached comes directly in front of the body. Adjust the thigh rollers so that they fit snugly over your thighs when your feet are in full contact with the floor. Grasp the angled ends
EXECUTION Assume a back -lying position on an exercise bench with the knees bent 90 degrees and the feet flat on the floor. Your head, shoulders and buttocks should rest on the bench and you should have normal curvature in the lumbar spine. Position yourself so that the barbell is on the rack directly