- Instructions
- In Brief
- Key Points
- Start Position Inhale as you slowly twist from your torso to the left, keeping your abdominals tight.
- End Position-Left Continue to twist to your left as far as possible, looking straight ahead. Hold for 1/2 a second, squeezing your obliques.
- Return to Start Exhale as you slowly return to start.
- End Position-Right Continue to twist to your right as far as possible, looking straight ahead. Hold for 1/2 a second, squeezing your obliques.
- Return to Start Repeat the movement for the recommended number of repetitions. (1 repetition = a twist to the left and a twist to the right)
Start at this Position: - Select a body bar of your desired weight.
- Holding the bar, sit on a flat bench, placing your feet flat on the floor.
- Bring the bar behind your head.
- Evenly position the bar across your body, and place your hands in the same position on each end. The bar should rest just below the base of your neck, and not your shoulders.
- Note: For comfort, you can wrap a small towel around the bar.
- Grip the bar loosely.
- Look straight ahead, keeping your back straight and your head aligned with your spine.
Throughout the entire range of motion: - Look straight ahead, keeping your head aligned with your spine.
- Grip the bar loosely.
- Keep your back straight.
- Keep your lower body stationary with your feet flat on the floor.
- Keep the bar positioned evenly across your back, resting just below the base of your neck, not on your shoulders.
At end postions, look straight ahead.
Instructions
- Start Position Inhale as you slowly twist from your torso to the left, keeping your abdominals tight.
- End Position-Left Continue to twist to your left as far as possible, looking straight ahead. Hold for 1/2 a second, squeezing your obliques.
- Return to Start Exhale as you slowly return to start.
- End Position-Right Continue to twist to your right as far as possible, looking straight ahead. Hold for 1/2 a second, squeezing your obliques.
- Return to Start Repeat the movement for the recommended number of repetitions. (1 repetition = a twist to the left and a twist to the right)
Key Points
Throughout the entire range of motion: - Look straight ahead, keeping your head aligned with your spine.
- Grip the bar loosely.
- Keep your back straight.
- Keep your lower body stationary with your feet flat on the floor.
- Keep the bar positioned evenly across your back, resting just below the base of your neck, not on your shoulders.
At end postions, look straight ahead.
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