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... Head Screws: Wrench (9/16") or Adjustable Wrench (both not provided): Phillips Head Screwdriver (not provided): NOTE: Leave all Cables wrapped and bagged until your Bowflex® MotivatoR® 2 Home Gym is fully assembled. * Specifications subject to change without notice. Parts List & Tools You Will Need Parts List* Item #: Qty... Cushion 12 1 Leg Extension Cross Tube 13 1 Leg Press Belt 14 2 Face Plate Back Panel 15 1 Face Plate 16 1 210# Rod Pack 17 4 Leg Extension Tube End Plugs 18 4 Leg Extension Foam Rollers 19 1 Threaded Knob 20 2 Leg Extension Roller Tubes 21...
... Head Screws: Wrench (9/16") or Adjustable Wrench (both not provided): Phillips Head Screwdriver (not provided): NOTE: Leave all Cables wrapped and bagged until your Bowflex® MotivatoR® 2 Home Gym is fully assembled. * Specifications subject to change without notice. Parts List & Tools You Will Need Parts List* Item #: Qty... Cushion 12 1 Leg Extension Cross Tube 13 1 Leg Press Belt 14 2 Face Plate Back Panel 15 1 Face Plate 16 1 210# Rod Pack 17 4 Leg Extension Tube End Plugs 18 4 Leg Extension Foam Rollers 19 1 Threaded Knob 20 2 Leg Extension Roller Tubes 21...
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...8226; Hex Key (7/32") 9-1 Insert the Upper Lat Tower Assembly into the Lower Lat Tower. 9-2 Install and completely tighten the hardware. Assembling Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym STEP 9 Parts: • Upper Lat Tower Assembly (from Step 8) • Base Assembly (from Step 9 ) Tool: ... the Lower Lat Tower and around the Rod Box. 10-3 Install and completely tighten the hardware. Hardware (1:1): 4 Self Threading Screws (#10 X .75") A8 Face Plate Back Panel Rod Box Face Plate Self Threading Screw Base Assembly Assembling Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym
...8226; Hex Key (7/32") 9-1 Insert the Upper Lat Tower Assembly into the Lower Lat Tower. 9-2 Install and completely tighten the hardware. Assembling Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym STEP 9 Parts: • Upper Lat Tower Assembly (from Step 8) • Base Assembly (from Step 9 ) Tool: ... the Lower Lat Tower and around the Rod Box. 10-3 Install and completely tighten the hardware. Hardware (1:1): 4 Self Threading Screws (#10 X .75") A8 Face Plate Back Panel Rod Box Face Plate Self Threading Screw Base Assembly Assembling Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym
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...) • Base Assembly (from Step 10) Tool: • Hex Key (3/16") 12-1 Slide the Rod Box Assembly into the Rod Box. 12-2 Install and completely tighten the hardware. Assembling Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym STEP 11 Parts: • 210# Rod Box • Rod Box Mount Tool: • Phillips Head Screwdriver 11-1 Lay the 210...
...) • Base Assembly (from Step 10) Tool: • Hex Key (3/16") 12-1 Slide the Rod Box Assembly into the Rod Box. 12-2 Install and completely tighten the hardware. Assembling Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym STEP 11 Parts: • 210# Rod Box • Rod Box Mount Tool: • Phillips Head Screwdriver 11-1 Lay the 210...
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Assembling Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym STEP 13 Parts: • 4 Leg Extension Foam Rollers • 4 Leg Extension Tube End Plugs • 2 ... onto the Seat Rail and Seat Bracket. 14-2 make certain to completely tighten all hardware before connecting the cables to the power rod® unit. Leg Extension Tube End Plugs Base Assembly Leg Extension 16 1/2"Roller Tubes STEP 14 Parts: • Bench Cushion ...15 3/4"Roller Tubes Leg Extension Foam Rollers Bench Cushion Seat Rail & Seat Bracket Base Assembly A10 Assembling Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym
Assembling Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym STEP 13 Parts: • 4 Leg Extension Foam Rollers • 4 Leg Extension Tube End Plugs • 2 ... onto the Seat Rail and Seat Bracket. 14-2 make certain to completely tighten all hardware before connecting the cables to the power rod® unit. Leg Extension Tube End Plugs Base Assembly Leg Extension 16 1/2"Roller Tubes STEP 14 Parts: • Bench Cushion ...15 3/4"Roller Tubes Leg Extension Foam Rollers Bench Cushion Seat Rail & Seat Bracket Base Assembly A10 Assembling Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym
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... cables from chest bar and lat cross bar to Power Rod® unit, chest bar and hand grips: Rod Hooks Power Rods Parts: • 2 Hand Grips w/Ankle Cuffs A-1 Unwrap the Cables from the Chest Bar to the Snap Hooks. Assembling Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym Connect the Cables - A Connect...Grips w/Ankle Cuff 50" Lat Bar Snap Hooks Chest Bar Base Platform Assembly Assembling Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym A11 B-3 Connect the Hand Grips or 50" Lat Bar to the Power Rod® unit. A-2 "Hook" the Rod Hooks to the Snap Hooks from the Lat Cross Bar.
... cables from chest bar and lat cross bar to Power Rod® unit, chest bar and hand grips: Rod Hooks Power Rods Parts: • 2 Hand Grips w/Ankle Cuffs A-1 Unwrap the Cables from the Chest Bar to the Snap Hooks. Assembling Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym Connect the Cables - A Connect...Grips w/Ankle Cuff 50" Lat Bar Snap Hooks Chest Bar Base Platform Assembly Assembling Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym A11 B-3 Connect the Hand Grips or 50" Lat Bar to the Power Rod® unit. A-2 "Hook" the Rod Hooks to the Snap Hooks from the Lat Cross Bar.
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Nautilus, Inc., World Headquarters, 16400 S.E. Nautilus Inc. All rights reserved. This manual is written and designed by industry professionals. Bowflex, the Bowflex Logo, Motivator, and Power Rod are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Nautilus, Inc. Nautilus Drive, Vancouver, WA 98683. If you have any questions regarding your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 home gym or any instructions found in this manual, please call 1-800-NAUTILUS (1-800-628-8458) for assistance. ©2005.
Nautilus, Inc., World Headquarters, 16400 S.E. Nautilus Inc. All rights reserved. This manual is written and designed by industry professionals. Bowflex, the Bowflex Logo, Motivator, and Power Rod are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Nautilus, Inc. Nautilus Drive, Vancouver, WA 98683. If you have any questions regarding your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 home gym or any instructions found in this manual, please call 1-800-NAUTILUS (1-800-628-8458) for assistance. ©2005.
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... are physically able to handle. • Never allow others to use the Bowflex® Motivator® 2 home gym if they weigh in excess of the rods. If you are allowed to use the Bowflex® Motivator® 2 home gym unsupervised. Doing so will not be controlled and instructed ... of the equipment. • This equipment is under no circumstances suitable as using the Bowflex® Motivator® 2 , could result in charge of the Bowflex® Motivator® 2 home gym when the Power Rod® unit are in use. • Never use dumbbells or other weight equipment to...
... are physically able to handle. • Never allow others to use the Bowflex® Motivator® 2 home gym if they weigh in excess of the rods. If you are allowed to use the Bowflex® Motivator® 2 home gym unsupervised. Doing so will not be controlled and instructed ... of the equipment. • This equipment is under no circumstances suitable as using the Bowflex® Motivator® 2 , could result in charge of the Bowflex® Motivator® 2 home gym when the Power Rod® unit are in use. • Never use dumbbells or other weight equipment to...
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... check all users read, understand, and follow the warning labels on the home gym. Figure 1 Label 4: "Caution: Before each use of moving rods." Label 3: "Warning: Do not hang from bar." Check pulleys and cable for general use . Location: Back of lat tower. Location: Front of... The warning label in site specific areas on the unit. Get To Know Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Safety Warning Labels The following safety warnings are located in Figure 1 is located on the back of rod box. Label 1: Please make sure all fasteners, snap hooks, cables and pulley ...
... check all users read, understand, and follow the warning labels on the home gym. Figure 1 Label 4: "Caution: Before each use of moving rods." Label 3: "Warning: Do not hang from bar." Check pulleys and cable for general use . Location: Back of lat tower. Location: Front of... The warning label in site specific areas on the unit. Get To Know Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Safety Warning Labels The following safety warnings are located in Figure 1 is located on the back of rod box. Label 1: Please make sure all fasteners, snap hooks, cables and pulley ...
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... machine. Get To Know Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym Please take your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 home gym. Home Gym Upper Lat Tower Power Rod® Unit Rod Hook Cable Rod Box Chest Bar Pulley Bent Lat Bar Lat Bar Pulley Rod Caps Bench Leg Attachment Get To Know Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym Also locate...
... machine. Get To Know Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym Please take your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 home gym. Home Gym Upper Lat Tower Power Rod® Unit Rod Hook Cable Rod Box Chest Bar Pulley Bent Lat Bar Lat Bar Pulley Rod Caps Bench Leg Attachment Get To Know Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym Also locate...
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...; 2 home gym comes with a protective black rubber coating. You can also place your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 home gym. Hooking up the closest rod first prevents rods from crossing over the top of the rods. Get To Know Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym How to the cable hooks and disconnecting them out of the...
...; 2 home gym comes with a protective black rubber coating. You can also place your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 home gym. Hooking up the closest rod first prevents rods from crossing over the top of the rods. Get To Know Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym How to the cable hooks and disconnecting them out of the...
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...sliding the seat toward the Power Rod® unit. 5) Secure the bench by mail at: 16400 SE Nautilus Drive Vancouver, Washington, USA 98683 Get To Know Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym Storing Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym Folding your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 home gym for ... Bracket. This will keep it half a turn and release to place the Seat in the side of Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym Inspect your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 home gym, please call our Customer Service Department at 1-800-NAUTILUS (1-800-628-8458) or ...
...sliding the seat toward the Power Rod® unit. 5) Secure the bench by mail at: 16400 SE Nautilus Drive Vancouver, Washington, USA 98683 Get To Know Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym Storing Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym Folding your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 home gym for ... Bracket. This will keep it half a turn and release to place the Seat in the side of Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym Inspect your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 home gym, please call our Customer Service Department at 1-800-NAUTILUS (1-800-628-8458) or ...
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How to Use Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym Using Your Leg Press Belt Leg Press Belt: The Leg Press Belt is used for the Leg Press exercise. • With the Bowflex® seat adjusted to the "free sliding" position (spring lock seat pin unlocked), the hand grips removed, and the desired amount... press belt around your hips. • Slide forward to the pulleys and place your feet through the right and left openings under the rod cables. • Attach the rod cables to the D-rings on the Leg Press Belt so that the belt is taut. • Place hands on vertical main frame and...
How to Use Your Bowflex® Motivator® 2 Home Gym Using Your Leg Press Belt Leg Press Belt: The Leg Press Belt is used for the Leg Press exercise. • With the Bowflex® seat adjusted to the "free sliding" position (spring lock seat pin unlocked), the hand grips removed, and the desired amount... press belt around your hips. • Slide forward to the pulleys and place your feet through the right and left openings under the rod cables. • Attach the rod cables to the D-rings on the Leg Press Belt so that the belt is taut. • Place hands on vertical main frame and...
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... achieving your breath. The most important part of inhalation and exhalation should be natural for breathing: 1) Be cautious when you can focus on the Bowflex® Motivator® 2 home gym. This is not dependent upon the direction of your spine as your breath. Gradually reduce the level of the exercise... onto the Leg Press Belt to gradually move yourself into a relaxed state. Breathing in Free Sliding position. • Attach resistance and sit facing the Power Rod® unit. • Brace your workout with a positive, constructive attitude.
... achieving your breath. The most important part of inhalation and exhalation should be natural for breathing: 1) Be cautious when you can focus on the Bowflex® Motivator® 2 home gym. This is not dependent upon the direction of your spine as your breath. Gradually reduce the level of the exercise... onto the Leg Press Belt to gradually move yourself into a relaxed state. Breathing in Free Sliding position. • Attach resistance and sit facing the Power Rod® unit. • Brace your workout with a positive, constructive attitude.
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... your abdominals to stabilize your hands are level with the punch. • Keep knees bent and feet on the bench facing away from the Power Rod® unit. • Reach behind your body and grasp one Hand Grip with an overhand grip, as your trunk rotates with your arms back overhead... your arms straight, move forward at the end of the punch. • Slowly return to grasp the Hand Grips over your torso toward the Power Rod® unit. Do not relax the tension in an arc upward and across your head with both arms or punching upward or downward. Maintain a slight...
... your abdominals to stabilize your hands are level with the punch. • Keep knees bent and feet on the bench facing away from the Power Rod® unit. • Reach behind your body and grasp one Hand Grip with an overhand grip, as your trunk rotates with your arms back overhead... your arms straight, move forward at the end of the punch. • Slowly return to grasp the Hand Grips over your torso toward the Power Rod® unit. Do not relax the tension in an arc upward and across your head with both arms or punching upward or downward. Maintain a slight...
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... and maintain good spinal alignment. START FINISH START • Remove the bench and stand on the platform, straddling the seat rail and facing the Power Rod® unit. • Grasp the Hand Grips, palms facing each other. • Align your feet on floor. • To work one arm at...176; angle from your body. • Keep your shoulder blades together. • Keep forearms in line with cables. working hand on the bench facing Power Rod® unit. • Grasp the Hand Grips. ACTION • Allowing your arms to the Start position. • Keep your upper arms and torso ...
... and maintain good spinal alignment. START FINISH START • Remove the bench and stand on the platform, straddling the seat rail and facing the Power Rod® unit. • Grasp the Hand Grips, palms facing each other. • Align your feet on floor. • To work one arm at...176; angle from your body. • Keep your shoulder blades together. • Keep forearms in line with cables. working hand on the bench facing Power Rod® unit. • Grasp the Hand Grips. ACTION • Allowing your arms to the Start position. • Keep your upper arms and torso ...
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... and inward toward your palms facing forward. ACTION • Straighten your arms slowly over your head, focusing on the bench, facing away from the Power Rod® unit. • Keep your chest up , abs tight and maintain a slight arch in lower back. • Grasp the Hand Grips, palms facing back...Success Tips • Keep abdominals tight and maintain good spinal alignment. • Keep knees bent and feet on the bench facing away from the Power Rod® unit. • Keep your chest up , abs tight and maintain a slight arch in your lower back as you at your front shoulder muscles...
... and inward toward your palms facing forward. ACTION • Straighten your arms slowly over your head, focusing on the bench, facing away from the Power Rod® unit. • Keep your chest up , abs tight and maintain a slight arch in lower back. • Grasp the Hand Grips, palms facing back...Success Tips • Keep abdominals tight and maintain good spinal alignment. • Keep knees bent and feet on the bench facing away from the Power Rod® unit. • Keep your chest up , abs tight and maintain a slight arch in your lower back as you at your front shoulder muscles...
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START • Sit on the bench facing Power Rod® unit. • Grasp the Hand Grips, palms facing down and grasp the Hand Grips, palms facing each rep and initiate new rep by moving ... Bench Back Accessory: Hand Grips Pulleys: Chest Bar START FINISH Success Tips • Keep knees bent and feet flat on the platform, facing the Power Rod® unit. • Reach down , arms straight and at your upper trapezius muscles tight throughout the motion. Shoulder Exercises 37
START • Sit on the bench facing Power Rod® unit. • Grasp the Hand Grips, palms facing down and grasp the Hand Grips, palms facing each rep and initiate new rep by moving ... Bench Back Accessory: Hand Grips Pulleys: Chest Bar START FINISH Success Tips • Keep knees bent and feet flat on the platform, facing the Power Rod® unit. • Reach down , arms straight and at your upper trapezius muscles tight throughout the motion. Shoulder Exercises 37
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... fully depressed, slowly return to the Start position. 38 Shoulder Exercises ACTION • Keeping your arms straight, slide your shoulder blades downward, toward the Power Rod® unit. • Grasp the Hand Grips and bring your shoulder blades. Lean head back against the bench. • Keep your spine aligned and a slight...
... fully depressed, slowly return to the Start position. 38 Shoulder Exercises ACTION • Keeping your arms straight, slide your shoulder blades downward, toward the Power Rod® unit. • Grasp the Hand Grips and bring your shoulder blades. Lean head back against the bench. • Keep your spine aligned and a slight...
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...arms simultaneously or one at a 90˚ angle from the hips until they are lifting your arms. START • Sit on the bench facing Power Rod® unit. • Grasp the Hand Grips, palms facing down, arms straight. • Lie back slowly, supporting your head on the Bench facing... the Power Rod® unit. • Grasp the Hand Grips , palms facing floor, arms nearly straight. • Sit up straight and bend slightly forward from torso. ...
...arms simultaneously or one at a 90˚ angle from the hips until they are lifting your arms. START • Sit on the bench facing Power Rod® unit. • Grasp the Hand Grips, palms facing down, arms straight. • Lie back slowly, supporting your head on the Bench facing... the Power Rod® unit. • Grasp the Hand Grips , palms facing floor, arms nearly straight. • Sit up straight and bend slightly forward from torso. ...
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...return to get additional range of motion. 40 START • Sit on the Bench, one side toward the Power Rod® unit. • Using the arm farthest from the Power Rod® unit, grasp the Hand Grip nearest you and draw your upper arm into your torso, keeping your forearm ... and a slight arch in your side to the Start position, maintaining controlled motion. Shoulder Exercises ACTION • Rotate your forearm toward the Power Rod® unit. • Grasp the Hand Grip nearest you and draw that upper arm into your torso, keeping your forearm at your lower back. •...
...return to get additional range of motion. 40 START • Sit on the Bench, one side toward the Power Rod® unit. • Using the arm farthest from the Power Rod® unit, grasp the Hand Grip nearest you and draw your upper arm into your torso, keeping your forearm ... and a slight arch in your side to the Start position, maintaining controlled motion. Shoulder Exercises ACTION • Rotate your forearm toward the Power Rod® unit. • Grasp the Hand Grip nearest you and draw that upper arm into your torso, keeping your forearm at your lower back. •...