Dumbbell Side Bend
Expert Advice
Keep your movements controlled and avoid using momentum to lift the weight. Focus on isolating the oblique muscles by not allowing your hips to sway.
How-to-do Steps
- Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding a dumbbell in one hand at your side.
- Keep your back straight and head up as you bend at the waist to the side holding the dumbbell.
- Lower the dumbbell towards the floor in a controlled manner, feeling a stretch in your obliques.
- Return to the starting position, contracting your oblique muscles to pull you back up.
- Complete the desired number of repetitions on one side before switching to the other.
Details
Primary
Abs70%
Secondary
Quads30%
Equipment
Dumbbell
Exercise Type
Strength
