Abdominal Exercises
Trunk Rotation
START ACTION
START
• Stand with one side toward
the Power Rod® unit. Grasp the
Hand Grip closest to you with
both hands.
• Raise both arms up near
shoulder level, hands extended
over the leg closest to the
Power Rod® unit.
• Keep your elbows slightly bent.
• Tighten your entire abdominal
area and slowly rotate your rib
cage and arms away from the
Power Rod® unit 30-40°, as if you
were rotating with a rod through
the middle of your spine.
• Slowly reverse the motion,
returning to the start position
without relaxing muscle tension.
FINISH
Muscles worked:
Rectus Abdominus; Obliques;
Serratus Anterior
Position:
Standing—facing right or le
Accessory:
Hand Grips
Pulleys:
Center Cross Bar—Narrow Pulleys
Leg Extension:
Removed
Success Tips
• Keep your knees slightly bent and feet on
Standing Platform.
• This exercise must be performed
correctly—failure to do so could result in
injury. Use only low weight Rods.
• Keep all motion in your torso.
• Move only as far as your muscles will
take you—do not use momentum to
increase your range of motion.
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