Dumbbell Side Bend

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It is one of the easiest exercises that can be performed by beginners; it strengthens your waist muscles, in addition to hips, back, traps and upper shoulders; using the suitable dumbbells on one hand and bends your waist as far as possible, It targets mainly oblique muscles.

Primary Body Part

Abdominals

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Exercise Details
How To

Secondry Body Part

Back

Muscles

External Abdominal Oblique Muscle
Intarnal Abdominal Oblique Muscle
Latissimus Dorsi Muscle
Levator Scapulae Muscle
Rectus Abdominis Muscle
Trapezius Muscle

Equipments

Dumbbell

Sports

Body Building

Objectives

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1. Stand up straight while holding a dumbbell on the Right hand as you have the Left hand touching your head.
2. Your feet should be placed at shoulder width.
3. Then 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.
repeat for the left side.

Tips and advises:
1. Don't twist your body forward while you bend to the side.
2. Don't bend too much in way that cause you injury.

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