Workout Exercises and Routine for Bowflex
Article by Helen K.
I’ll admit it: The first time I heard of the Bowflex method I considered it a scam. I thought there’s no way that you can exercise for 20 minutes, three times a week and achieve the results they promise in 6 weeks. I was wrong! Read this article until the end and you will find out why it is so special.
Bowflex exercise systems have become extremely popular due to their portability, their low expense and fitness effectiveness. Individuals can perform a great number of exercises that allow them to lose weight, get lean and build muscle with a single machine. The versatility of the Bowflex exercise systems allows a wide range of individuals to use the equipment. The housewife with no athletic background, as well as the gentleman or woman with lots of athletic experience, can get a great workout. This is what sets the Bowflex apart from other brands.
The company and it’s product line has grown exponentially since it’s inception. Bowflex has diversified and now manufacturers and sales various home gyms, dumbbells, treadmills and treadclimbers. Individuals who have purchased Bowflex systems are provided with workouts that can be used with the equipment. However, some individuals like to add new ones to their workout arsenal. Below we will just talk about some good workout exercises and routines for Bowflex that can be used to strengthen and tone.
The first exercise that we will discuss, is a workout that will help strengthen the shoulders and the back. To perform this exercise you will need to use the angle lat bar that comes with the system. To work your back and chest muscles, you should lean forward and pull the lat bar down until it touches your shoulder blades. You can also get a good chest workout by instead leaning forward and pulling the lat bar down toward your chest. This will work your shoulders and your chest muscles.
The Bowflex allows individuals to strengthen all of the major muscle groups in their body, including the legs, the chest, the back, the stomach, the shoulders and the arms. Below, are various exercises that can be performed by nearly anyone. These exercises will provide individuals with results similar to those that they would expect to achieve, if they worked out at their local fitness center.
Leg Exercises For stronger legs try the lying leg curl, standing hip flexion, seated hip abduction and the standing hip extension.
Back Exercises: If you’re interested in strengthening your back, try the seated lat row, and lat pull downs.
Chest Exercises: If you’re interested in bulking up your chest or strengthening your chest muscles, try the bench press, the one arm seated fly and the decline bench press.
Arm Exercises: Triceps push downs, standing wrist curls and triceps kickbacks are good for building up the arms.
Ab Exercises: Trunk rotation and the resistive reverse crunch exercises are fantastic for building one’s core and getting washboard abs.
Shoulder Exercises: The rear deltoid row and the seated shoulder press, are both exercises that will help strengthen and sculpt the shoulders.
While all of these exercises are great to burn fat, build muscle or tone up, to see any results, you must work out on a consistent basis. This generally means 3-5 days a week for a period of 30- 45 minutes. Your fitness goals will determine how often you work out with the Bowflex and how long your work outs last.
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