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How To Do A Russian Twist

12 Jul 2012 · 1 min

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A short YouTube exercise tutorial (presented by Ben Greenfield of Pair Sports) that demonstrates how to perform the Russian Twist to target the oblique muscles. The instructor gives step-by-step cues: sit on the ground, lean back at about a 45° angle, hold arms forward (optionally with weight), and rotate the torso left and right following the hands and head while maintaining the lean to feel torque in the obliques.

Questions this video answers

Ben Greenfield (Pair Sports).

Russian Twist.

About a 45 degree angle.

The obliques (sides of the abdomen).

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Hi, I'm Ben Greenfield with Pair Sports, a great way to get live biofeedback during your workouts. One of the exercises that you'll encounter during your pair workout is called the Russian Twist. This is a good way to work the sides of your abs, called your obliques. And I'll show you how to do a Russian twist with good form. Right now, simply sit down on the ground, lean back at about a 45 degree angle and put your arms out in front of you. Imagine that you're holding onto the steering wheel while you're in a car. Now, you can hold a weight as you do this exercise, but it's not completely necessary, especially if you're just getting started. So for the Russian Twist, you simply turn to one side, following your hands with your head, and then turn to the other side while maintaining that 45 degree angle of leaning back. If you do this correctly, you're going to feel a lot of torque right in here as you do your Russian twists. So I hope that helps you out with that exercise. And I'm Ben Greenfield from Para Sport.