Bowflex Sport - Resisted Punch; Lying Cable Crossover

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Chest Exercises
Resisted Punch—Shoulder Flexion, Elbow Extension, Scapular Protraction
Lying Cable Crossover—Shoulder Extension/Adduction (elbow stabilized)
Muscles worked:
Anterior Deltoid and Triceps
Bench Position:
Horizontal
Accessory:
Handgrips
Pulleys:
Chest Bar
Success Tips
• Maintain an upright, erect posture as your
trunk rotates with the punch.
• Keep knees bent and feet on floor.
• Maintain good spinal alignment.
Muscles worked:
Pectoralis Major
Bench Position:
Horizontal
Accessory:
Handgrips
Pulleys:
Chest Bar
Success Tips
• Keep chest lifted throughout exercise.
• Keep knees bent, feet on floor, and your
head back against bench.
START FINISH
START FINISH
Start
• Sit on the bench, facing away
from the Power Rod
®
unit.
• Reach behind your body and
grasp the Handgrips with an over-
hand grip, as shown above.
• Bend your elbows until your
hands are level with your waist.
Start
• Lie flat on your back with your
head toward the Power Rod
®
unit.
• Position yourself far enough
down the Bench to grasp the
Handgrips over your head with
your arms straight.
•
Grasp the Handgrips, palms
facing up.
•
Tighten your abdominals to
stabilize your spine. Maintain a
Action
• Using moderate speed, press
your arm forward to full exten
-
sion, allowing your shoulder
blade to move forward at the end
of the punch.
• Slowly return to the Start position
without relaxing the tension in
your arms.
• You may vary this exercise by
using bilateral movement with
both arms or punching upward
or downward.
Action
• Keeping your arms straight, move
your hands in an arc upward
and across your torso toward the
opposite thigh.
• Control the return to the Start
position by slowly moving your
arms back overhead, releasing
the shoulder blades and keeping
your arms straight.