Abs
Bench Side Bend
Lie sideways on bench with torso supported and feet anchored. Lower upper body laterally toward floor.
- Equipment
- Gym Machine
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Abs
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- Obliques
Secondary muscles
- Quadratus Lumborum
- Core Stabilizers
Target muscles
- abs
How to perform
- 1
Lie sideways on bench with torso supported and feet anchored.
- 2
Lower upper body laterally toward floor.
- 3
Engage obliques to raise torso back to neutral.
- 4
Repeat for desired reps then switch sides.
Safety & form
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