Kettlebell Russian Twist

How to do it

1. Sit on the floor with your knees bent and feet lifted off the ground.
2. Hold a kettlebell with both hands in front of your chest.
3. Lean back slightly to engage your core.
4. Rotate your torso to one side, bringing the kettlebell next to your hip.
5. Rotate to the opposite side in a controlled motion.

Muscles it trains

Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.

How it compares

Compared with the Cable Crunch, it loads Obliques 60 points higher, Abs 45 points lower, Forearms 25 points higher. It needs Kettlebells where the other uses Cable machine. Compared with the Kettlebell Windmill, it loads Side delts 45 points lower, Hamstrings 40 points lower, Glutes 30 points lower.

Other ways to train this

• Cable Crunch Cable machine
• Hanging Leg Raises Pull-up barIntermediate
• Machine Crunch Machines
• Dumbbell Russian Twist Dumbbells
• Cable Woodchop Cable machine
• Plank Bodyweight
• Ab Wheel Rollout Ab wheelProfessional
• Crunches Bodyweight
• Lying Leg Raises Bodyweight
• Decline Crunch BodyweightBench
• Bicycle Crunches Bodyweight
• Side Plank Bodyweight
• Russian Twist Bodyweight
• Hanging Knee Raises Pull-up bar
• Cable Pallof Press Cable machine
• TRX Plank Suspension trainerIntermediate
• TRX Side Plank Suspension trainerIntermediate
• Sit-Ups Bodyweight
• Reverse Crunches Bodyweight
• Dumbbell Side Bend Dumbbells
• Toes to Bar Pull-up barIntermediate

Other exercises for the Obliques

• Kettlebell Windmill 80% KettlebellsProfessional
• Turkish Get-Up 70% KettlebellsProfessional
• One-Arm Kettlebell Press 20% KettlebellsIntermediate
• Kettlebell Farmer's Walk 15% Kettlebells

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