How do you perform this exercise?
- Set up an incline bench at a 45-degree angle.
- Lie down on the bench with your feet secured under the foot pads.
- Place your hands behind your head or across your chest.
- Engage your abs and lift your upper body off the bench, curling forward.
- As you curl up, twist your torso to one side, bringing your elbow towards the opposite knee.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your upper body back down to the starting position.
- Repeat the movement, this time twisting your torso to the other side.
- Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.
Which other muscles are involved?
Obliques.
How do you log your sets?
How do you track progressive overload?Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.
