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Shoulder exercises – Bowflex Blaze Home Gym User Manual

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Shoulder Exercises

Seated Shoulder Press—Shoulder Adduction (and elbow extension)

Front Shoulder Raise—Shoulder Flexion (elbow stabilized)

Muscles worked:

Front Deltoids, Upper Trapezius, and

Triceps

Bench Position:

Horizontal

Accessory:

Handgrips

Pulleys:

Chest Bar

Success Tips

• Keep your knees bent and feet on the

floor.

• Do not increase the arch in your lower

back as you raise your arms, but keep

your spine steady and tight.

• Keep your abdominals tight, and main-

tain good spinal alignment.

Muscles worked:

Front and Middle Deltoids

Bench Position:

Horizontal

Accessory:

Handgrips

Pulleys:

Chest Bar

Success Tips

• Keep your abdominals tight, and main-

tain good spinal alignment.

• Keep your knees bent and feet on

floor.

• Do not increase the arch in your lower

back as you raise your arms, but keep

your spine steady and tight.

START

FINISH

START

FINISH

Start

• Sit on the Bench, facing away

from the Power Rod

®

unit.

• Keep your chest up, abs tight,

and maintain a slight arch in

your lower back.

• Grasp the Handgrips, palms

facing out.

• Raise the Handgrips to

shoulder level, keeping your

palms facing forward.

Start

• Sit on the Bench, facing away

from the Power Rod

®

unit.

• Keep your chest up, abs tight,

and maintain a slight arch in

your lower back.

• Grasp the Handgrips, palms

facing back and arms straight

at your sides.

Action

• Straighten your arms slowly

over your head, focusing on

moving your elbows up and

inward toward your ears.

• Slowly return to the Start

position, keeping tension in

your front shoulder muscles.

Action

• Keeping your arms straight,

move them forward, leading

with your forearms, until your

arms are extended in front of

you at shoulder height.

• Arms may be moved alter-

nately or together.

• Slowly return to the Start

position.