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Medicine ball seated twist

A isolation exercise for the obliques, with help from the abs. Equipment: medicine ball.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Sit leaning back, a medicine ball held at the chest.
  2. Turn and touch the ball beside one hip
  3. Keep the chest tall as you switch sides

Muscles worked

Medicine ball seated twist: 3D figure mid-rep with the obliques highlighted

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