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Arm Exercises
Muscles worked: This exercise emphasizes
the back and top parts of your forearms. It also
isometrically challenges your elbow flexors,
located on the front part of your upper arms.
Pulley position: Narrow.
Starting position:
• Remove the bench and stand on the platform
facing the Power Rods
®
.
• Bend down and grasp the handles with your
palms facing down.
• Stand with your upper arms by your sides.
• Lift your chest, tighten your trunk muscles and
maintain a very slight arch in your lower back.
• Bend your elbows 90 degrees hold that elbow
position throughout the entire exercise.
Motion:
• Slowly curl your knuckles upward.
• Keeping your forearms still, slowly return to the
starting position.
Key points:
• Move slowly and never relax the wrist.
• Do not move your forearm or alter the bend in
your elbow. Perform the entire motion at your
wrist.
• Do not rock your body. Keep your chest lifted,
abs tight and maintain a slight arch in your lower
back.
Standing Wrist Extension
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Muscles worked: This exercise develops the front
part of your forearms as well as increasing the grip
strength.
Pulley position: Narrow.
Starting position:
• Sit facing the Power Rods
®
with your knees bent
and feet flat on the bench.
• Grasp the handles with your palms facing up and
rest your entire forearms on your thighs, allowing
the wrists to bend above the knees .
• Raise your chest, tighten your trunk muscles and
maintain a very slight arch in your lower back.
Motion:
• Slowly curl your fists toward the front of your
forearms.
• Slowly return to the starting position without
relaxing the wrists.
Key points:
• Move slowly and keep tension in the front of the
forearms at all times.
• You can perform this exercise one arm at a time
to make it easier to focus and isolate the front of
your forearms, or you can perform it with both
arms simultaneously to save time.
Seated Wrist Curl
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