Barbell Seated Twist
Seated on the end of a bench with a bar across the upper back, turn the shoulders from side to side; the hips stay put.
How to do it
Setup
Seated at the end of a bench, feet wide and flat, a light bar across the upper back.
Steps
- Turn the shoulders and bar to one side, hips still.
- Come back through the middle slowly.
- Turn to the other side, chest tall.
Common mistakes
Swinging the bar for momentum: turn slowly, stop each twist. Hips turning with the shoulders: plant the feet wide. Slumping under the bar: sit tall, the bar on the upper back, not the neck.
Breathing
Exhale on each twist, inhale through the middle.
