Getting Seated

• 1). Stand at the end of the Ab Lounge 2 and place the footrest between your legs while facing away from the machine.
  
  
• 2). Grasp the handlebars while lowering yourself into a seated position onto the Ab Lounge 2, centering your hips in the seat.
  
  
• 3). Lean backward into a reclined position.
  
  
• 4). Place your feet, one at a time, on the footrest.
  
  
• 5). Raise your hands up and grasp the overhead pull-up bar, keeping your hands placed shoulder-width apart on the bar.
  
  

Performing a Basic Jackknife Exercise

• 1). Seat yourself on the Ab Lounge 2.
  
  
• 2). Breathe out and pull your torso into a curled position by slowly rounding your back.
  
  
• 3). Hold the curled position for a moment and then exhale to return to the fully extended position.
  
  
• 4). Continue the exercise by pulling into a curl for two counts, holding for one count and extending back to the start position for one count.