How to Use the Weider Crossbow
Weider has been manufacturing fitness equipment for many years. The company's main focus is on weight training and power lifting. Fitness experts say weight training is essential for losing weight, keeping fit and warding off bone loss as you age. The Weider Crossbow Trainer is a machine that is intended to strengthen and tone the entire body. The machine uses an adjustable power rod process to create resistance, making it relatively easy to transition from exercise to exercise. There are more than 65 exercises that can be performed on the Weider Crossbow Trainer, which offers a total of 240 pounds of resistance.
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Instructions
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Adjust the power rods on the Weider Crossbow to the desired resistance. Lay down with your back flat on the bench seat. To perform a chest exercise, grasp the chest bar with both hands. Stick your chest out so that your pectoral muscles in the chest are flexed. Press the bar with the power rods up until your arms are almost straight out above your face, flexing your chest muscles harder as you push it up. Do not lock your elbows. You should feel the exercise in your chest as you perform it rather than in your arms or shoulders. Keep you arms slightly bent to avoid putting too much strain on your elbow joints. Lower the power rods back down until the bar slightly brushes your chest, then push it back up again. Keep your shoulders on the bench at all times for optimal results while performing this exercise on the Weider Crossbow machine.
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Sit down on the Weider Crossbow bench with your legs in a straddled position. Change the power rods to the desired amount of resistance on the sides of the leg bar. To perform a leg-lift exercise on the Weider Crossbow machine, place the tops of your feet under the leg bar. Lean back slightly and place your hands on either side of the bench for stability. Lift the leg bar up with your feet so that the power bars are in a bent position and hold it for a few seconds until you feel a slight burning sensation in the quadriceps muscles of the upper leg. Lower the foot bar to the original position.
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Stand facing the machine. Set the power rods at the desired tension. To perform a biceps curl with the Weider Crossbow Trainer, grasp the curl bar with both hands and bring your elbows to your sides. Keeping you elbows at you sides, curl the bar in an upward sweeping motion, squeezing your biceps muscles as you slowly lift the bar until the power bars are bent. Slowly lower the bar until your arms are slightly bent on the downward slope of the exercise. Be sure not to lock your elbows to avoid putting to much strain on the joints.
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Tips & Warnings
For best results, perform three to four sets of 10 to 15 repetitions per exercise. Rest for less than 1 minute between sets of repetitions for optimal results.
Be sure to follow the instructions for performing the exercises properly to avoid possible injury.
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