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
How it is executed
- 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.
- Muscles worked
- Core
- Primary muscle
- Obliques
- Equipment
- Dumbbell
- Movement pattern
- Core
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- What it is for
- StrengthHypertrophyCore strengthStability
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