1. Make sure legs are comfortable underneath knee pads – barely touching
2. Wide grip, where bar bends
3. Sitting up straight, pull bar down to chest, shoulders down, pinching shoulder blades together
Lat Pull Downs
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Lateral Pull Downs
Friday, February 5th, 2010
Bench Press
Friday, February 5th, 20101. Start with just the bar as a warm-up – 45 pounds
2. Hands little more than shoulder width apart, feet flat on ground, back flat on bench
3. Release bar and slowly lower until elbows are even with body
4. Increase weight slowly and have a spotter if doing heavier weight
Bench Press
Ab Crunch Machine
Friday, February 5th, 20101. Adjust seat height so that you are bending at the waist while crunching
2. Grab handles above head, using legs and arms pull out and in until machine moves
3. It will feel like you’re using mainly legs and arms so be sure to activate abs to do most of the work
4. Crunch down as far as you can go, and release but not all the way back
Ab Crunch Machine