Elongated curl with the low pulley: for whom, why? The interest of the pulley, thanks to its system by cables, is to exert a continuous tension on the muscles to work. The elongated curl is particularly recommended for people suffering from back pain. The elongated curl, exercise known as of completion, is to be carried out at the end of the session....
To perform this exercise, you will need a weight machine with a pulley. The triceps is the largest muscle in the arm. The weight of the pulley must be adapted to you and to the exercise. The goal is not to cheat on its realization. Place yourself in parallel to the pulley and keep your hands on the...
Which muscles are involved in the pulley pull? The high pulley rope pull also called face pull must be done perfectly and vertically. It will solicit your posterior deltoids or back shoulders but also the middle trapezius and rhomboids. Indeed when you work the shoulders, you have 3 fascicles to solicit: the posterior fascicle (back of the shoulders), the...
This gluteal pulley exercise, otherwise known as kick-backs, is ideal for isolating the glutes. You must use the pulley, in a low position. You will work one leg after the other. After warming up, prepare your workstation. How to build up the glutes? First of all, to do the gluteal pulley exercise, hang the strap...
The high pulley crunch is a good exercise for building abdominal muscles and toning the stomach. It can be done standing on the high pulley with a pull-up bar or with a rope, it can also be done on your knees. The movement is identical to the classic crunch since it consists in rolling up the bust except for the...
The rope kickback or dumbbell kickback is a strength training exercise that helps develop the triceps. As with its dumbbell variant, it is a finishing exercise....
The high pulley triceps extension is a strength training exercise that develops the triceps. Even if it is primarily an isolation exercise, it is not less effective than basic polyarticular exercises such as dips or bench presses. The extensions with the high pulley have the advantage of preserving a constant tension...
The lateral pulley raises sitting on a bench are a variation of the seated dumbbell raises. They target, mainly the deltoid muscles and especially the middle fascicles that give that famous shoulder width. The exercise also solicits to a lesser extent the upper trapezius and slightly the biceps and forearms. How to perform the exercise? Place the...
How to perform THIS exercise? Place your hands in a supine grip on the barbell with shoulder width apart. Pull the bar up and sit on the bench with your feet braced and bring the bar towards your chest. Elbows should be well back and chest out during the contraction ....
The low pulley pull-up or horizontal pull-up is a good exercise for building muscle mass that allows you to work the back muscles, especially in thickness, just like the other horizontal rowing exercises, but with greater stability and in complete safety. According to the catch used for this exercise, one will be able to...
The horizontal pull with a wide grip on the pulley is an exercise that allows you to work the back muscles, especially in thickness, just like the horizontal rowing for example, but with greater stability and safety. Depending on the grip used for this exercise, different parts of the back can be targeted. How to perform the exercise ? Sit down on the...
How to perform the exercise? Stand in front of a high pulley and use the rope as a pulling accessory. Grab the rope and bring it towards your thighs by spreading your arms. Contract your back strongly for a good second and then slowly come back up. Repeat until the end of your series. CAUTION: Do not put too much weight, it is not possible to...
