Standing barbell twist

Abs

• Target muscles: abs, obliques, back
• Equipment: barbell
• Level: intermediate

How to do it

1. Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width and place the bar across your upper back behind your head.
2. Grip the bar with both hands wider than shoulder-width, back straight, core braced.
3. Slowly rotate your torso to one side, keeping your hips and feet in place.
4. Hold briefly at the end of the rotation without leaning your torso to the side.
5. Smoothly return to center and rotate your torso to the other side.
6. Continue alternating sides for the desired number of reps.

Swap it for

• Seated barbell torso twist
• Russian twist
• weighted russian twist
• Weighted Russian Twist v. 2

Harder

• weighted seated twist (on stability ball)
• Seated barbell torso twist
• Rotational Crunch, Prone on Stability Ball
• Stability ball cable Russian twist (bridge)