lever kneeling twist

A waist exercise targeting the abs, performed with leverage machine.

lever kneeling twist demonstration
lever kneeling twist — demonstration

Body part

Waist

Equipment

Leverage Machine

Target muscles

Abs

Secondary muscles

Obliques, Lower Back

How to do lever kneeling twist

  1. Adjust the seat height and position yourself on the machine with your knees resting on the pads and your upper body facing forward.

  2. Grasp the handles or the sides of the machine for stability.

  3. Keeping your core engaged, twist your torso to one side as far as comfortably possible.

  4. Pause for a moment, then slowly return to the starting position.

  5. Repeat the twist to the opposite side.

  6. Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Abs

Secondary

ObliquesLower Back

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