The dumbbell twist exercise
works out the oblique muscles of your abdominals. It's an exercise that
works great for your abdominal muscles. This is definetley an exercise
that can and will tighten up those oblique ab muscles.
This exercise will develop the entire core oblique muscles of your
abdominals
if done correctly and properly.
Here
are some tips to understand and implement as well as a description of
how to do the exercise:
Tips:
- Be sure to only twist the hips when doing this
exercise.
- Do not over twist to roughly or you may cause injury.
- Make sure to keep your back straight and do not bend
your back even if you want.
- Do not let the dumbbell extend beyond the abdominal
region.
- Keep the weight close to your body all the time.
- Do not move the head.
- The focus movement is minimal, so focus on squeezing
the abs at all times.
Twist Exercise
- Begin by standing with your feet shoulder width apart
and grab onto a pair of dumbbells with each hand.
- With your elbows tucked in firmly, position the
dumbbells close to your chest nice and tight.
- While firmly squeezing your abdominal muscles, twist
the weights from left to right only using your hips and abdominals as
movement.
- Repeat the process as needed.
