How To Do Backward Resistance Exercises Video

Resistance exercises are ideal for muscle toning. Learn exercises and stretches for your workout routine in this fitness video.

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Wrap resistance band around pole
Maintain resistance for safety
Use row motion combined with a rear lunge motion
Squeeze back muscles

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Tom Clifford has a degree in physical education, fitness and health from Eastern Michigan University, where he ran track and cross-country. Tom has worked as a personal trainer for two years. He also has a separate business where he coaches runners and triathletes for upcoming events. He currently works at Gold's Gym in Wilmington, North Carolina.

TOM CLIFFORD: And now I'm going to demonstrate a Backward Resistance Exercise. I'm going to take a resistance band. Warp it around the pole like so. I'm going to put my hand straight out, so they're fully extended and there's just enough resistance on the band. We don't want it lose so band will slip. So it's just enough resistance on the band. I'm going to step backwards and I'm going to pull in. So I'm going to do a row working my upper body muscles, my upper back and I'm going to do a lunge backwards. So stepping forward, recovering, stepping back, pulling back, stepping forward. My hands are locked in position, they're staying at chest level. I'm squeezing my upper back. Squeezing that back muscles and using my legs. Again, you're going to want to use the proper lunge motion. Keeping your knee above you heel, not letting your knee go over your toe and staying still and making sure you're concentrating on bending your back knee when you're doing the motion and then using your upper back muscles for the rowing exercise, with enough tension on the band, so you're working the muscles that you want to work. That's a different way of doing a Backward Resistance Exercise.

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