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HEALTHMAX PRO Exercise Guide

3. Incline crunch (easiest) - Exercises abdominals (stomach)


Start

Finish
  • Adjustments - lower bench into bottom position or raise it into top position
  • Resistance - none
  • Starting position - begin the exercise lying on the bench with your head towards the uphill; knees should be bent and feet flat on the bench; head resting gently in your hands and elbows out to the sides; hips titled slightly up so your low back is beginning to push into the bench
Exercise motion - curl up and contract your abdominals so your head and shoulders roll off the bench as one unit, continue to push your low back into the bench then return to the starting position; keep your elbows back and your chin off your chest

Supplemental
Exercises:
Exercises with a (*) are advanced exercises

Bench Exercises:



1. Decline crunch* (hard)
2. Standard crunch (easier)
3. Incline crunch (easiest)
4. Decline reverse crunch* (hard)
5. Standard reverse crunch (easier)
6. Incline reverse crunch (easiest)
7. Decline push up (hard)*
8. Standard push up (easier)
9. Incline push up (easiest)
10. Leg raise
11. Knee bends*
12. Body curl up*

Exercises Using the Y Bar without the Bench (8)

Exercises Using the Y-bar with the Bench (5)

Exercises Using the Chest Fly With the Bench (2)

Exercises Using the Ab Roller (4)

Exercises Using the Handle on the Leg Extension Unit (3)
 
 

The 10 Basic Exercises

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