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Dumbbell Russian Twist

Sit on the floor with your knees bent and feet slightly elevated. Hold a single dumbbell with both hands at chest level and lean your torso back to roughly 45 degrees. Rotate your torso to one side, bringing the dumbbell toward the floor beside your hip, then rotate to the other side. Keep your core tight and move with control, avoiding excessive momentum.

CORE · CORE

Dumbbell Russian Twist: how the movement is executed

How it is executed

  1. Sit on the floor with your knees bent and feet slightly elevated.
  2. Hold a single dumbbell with both hands at chest level and lean your torso back to roughly 45 degrees.
  3. Rotate your torso to one side, bringing the dumbbell toward the floor beside your hip, then rotate to the other side.
  4. Keep your core tight and move with control, avoiding excessive momentum.
Muscles worked
Core
Primary muscle
Obliques
Equipment
Dumbbell
Movement pattern
Core
Difficulty
Intermediate
What it is for
StrengthHypertrophyCore strengthStability

Variations and substitutions

Program your clients' routines from these exercises, without the spreadsheet.