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Barbell Side Bend

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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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Barbell Side Bend Guide

Main Muscle: Abdominals

  1. Stand up straight while holding a barbell placed on the back of your shoulders (slightly below the neck). Your feet should be shoulder width apart. This will be your starting position.
  2. While keeping your back straight and your head up, bend only at the waist to the right as far as possible. Breathe in as you bend to the side. Then hold for a second and come back up to the starting position as you exhale. Tip: Keep the rest of the body stationary.
  3. Now repeat the movement but bending to the left instead. Hold for a second and come back to the starting position.
  4. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Caution: Use caution if you have lower back problems, or avoid this exerise altogether.

Variations: You can also do this exercise while seating on a bench or with dumbbells in your hands.



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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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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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Review: Barbell Side Bend

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8/10

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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9/10

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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9/10

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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Review: Barbell Side Bend

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10/10

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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