Twist sit up with dumbbell

Main Muscles Affected

• Abdominal muscles

Exercise Difficulty

Difficult

Performing the Twist sit up with dumbbell:

1. Sit with your feet flat on the floor, grab a dumbbell in your hands, hold both ends, lie on your back, bend your knees and bring the weight over your head while keeping your elbows flexed
2. Contract your abs and hold the dumbbell tightly with your hands, lift your back and simultaneously straighten / rotate your arms and dumbbell to the right
3. Come back with your back down keeping your head still and the dumbbell behind, contracting your abs, lift your back and straighten / rotate your arms (hence the dumbbell) to the left
4. Repeat and alternate left and right side.

• Keep your legs extending to the floor
• Lift your feet during the twisting phase.