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This movement may seem odd but it’s excellent for building your oblique muscles.
Main muscles worked
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- Obliques
Other muscles worked
- Hamstrings
- Lower back
- Abs
Bent over twist guide
- Stand upright in your normal position and keep your feet hip-width apart.
- Place your hands behind your head and then bend forward until your torso is parallel to the floor.
- Tighten your abdominal muscles and then twist your torso to the right.
- Return to the starting position and repeat the exercise to achieve a complete set.
Trainer’s tips
- When engaging your abs you should maintain your arms and back straight
- The spine should be maintained at a neutral position as you let your obliques and abs to control movement
- When returning to your starting position breathe in deeply.
Bent over twist benefits
- Bent over twist exercise makes you more stable and improves hamstring flexibility.
- The exercise is useful for warm-ups.
- Bent over twist exercise rotates your upper body into transverse motion thus improves the upper back muscles.