Maximize the 14 Different Body Positions on Your Total Gym! – part 5

Maximize the 14 Different Body Positions on Your Total Gym!

 #5 in the Series – Lying Upright, Prone

Hello Total Gym Team! It’s Master Trainer JayDee here to show you how to make your workouts more Time-Efficient. The benefit for you is spending less time working out and more time enjoying all that added energy exercise gives you, doing what you love.

This is Part 5 of a 7-Part series and will cover the position with your body face down and your head towards the tower.  (Scroll to the bottom to see all 14 body positions)

We all love our Total Gym because it is so versatile! You can easily turn up that versatility by taking advantage of the wonderful accessories available. As you will see in the video, this position takes advantage of two of my favorite accessories:

1). The Total Gym Tri-Grip Shaper Bars. Get yours here: https://totalgymdirect.com/shop/total-gym-tri-grip-shaper-bars/.

Question time TG Team: What is the best overall exercise for your back muscles? Answer: The good ole’ Pull-Up! The problem is that not many of us mere mortals can do a full-weight pull-up. Not to worry. On the Total Gym, everyone can do a successful pull-up workout as it allows us to utilize a percentage of our body weight. 

Pull-Up Polooza Party! Not only can you do the perfect pull-up, you can turn up your back workout with two exercises you will never see anyone accomplish in any gym in the world:

            Plyometric Pull-Ups – Sculpt your back muscles so you can wear your summer tank tops with pride with this explosive movement. By now, you may know my favorite saying, “To keep your muscles progressing, you gotta keep ’em guessing!” And this is a perfect example. And…

            One Arm Pull-Ups – We all tend to be dominant on one side, right? Why not balance out the body by training your weaker side more?

2). The Total Gym AbCrunch – Get yours here: https://totalgymdirect.com/shop/total-gym-abcrunch-with-dvd/. It comes with a DVD with a ton of fun and effective ab and core exercises. Here are a couple that I demonstrate:

            AbCrunch – With quick transition Oblique Work to keep your waistline toned and svelte!

            AbCrunch – With Knees Floating. This turns up the volume to 11!

            AbCrunch Pike – impress your friends and family with this effective and challenging option!

OK, Team, go check out the video. Stay healthy, and keep the questions and comments coming. I love this stuff and I’m here to help!

Here are the 14 Body Positions on Your Total Gym:

1. Seated Forward
2. Seated Backward
3. Kneeling Backward
4. High-Kneeling Backward
5. Lying Upright Supine
6. Lying Upright Prone – Today’s Highlight
7. Lying Inverted Supine
8. Lying Inverted Prone
9. Seated Sideways Right
10. Kneeling Sideways Right
11. High Kneeling Sideways Right
12. Seated Sideways Left
13. Kneeling Sideways Left
14. High Kneeling Sideways Left