Barbell Side Bend
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Exercise Data
Type: Strength
Main Muscle Worked:
Abdominals
Other Muscles:
Lower Back
Equipment:
Barbell
Mechanics Type: Isolation
Level: Beginner
Sport: No
Force: Pull
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Apr 22, 2013 9:50 PM: does this exercise help bring out that v line under the lower abs?
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Mar 22, 2013 1:41 PM: NC
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Jul 18, 2012 7:49 AM: Just so everyone knows the major muscle worked with lateral flexion is your quadratus lumborum. The only way to target you external obliques as the primary muscle is spinal flexion and lateral rotation. By doing this exercise your actually growing your "love handles", assuming your quadratus...+See More
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Mar 8, 2012 4:57 PM: NC
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Sep 2, 2011 9:48 AM: Wow, really works your abs and lower back as stabilizers. Very interesting exercise that I'm going to incorporate into my core workouts.
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Jun 30, 2011 8:36 AM: In truth, this exercise hits the obliques primarily, and hits the abs and lower back in a secondary manner since all they do is stabilize. If done with a challenging amount of weight, this is a very effect exercise for the external obliques. For those with knee injuries, keep a slight bend in the knees...+See More
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Mar 1, 2011 11:24 PM: Not bad, Really have to be careful and concentrate on not hurting the lower back. I just used the 45 lbs bar but am worried about it bulking my obliques.
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Mar 20, 2010 4:11 PM: At first when I did these it really didnt feel like anything but couple hours later i was sore as hell.
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Nov 1, 2009 1:53 PM: i saw this exercise on bodybuilding.com just here and i worked it out today for the first time to my Ab exercises...i could feel my lowerback muscles working really well after this exercise and my side Ab`s where feeling really Great during and after the exercise.
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