LoRez
September 6, 2023, 5:18pm
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Can you, personally, reach that? I don’t know. But you can train to improve from where you are.
Here’s some options that will help train your “sides”:
Windmills
T-Nation article
It’s the lift nobody does but everybody needs. This single lift fixes just about every weakness, instability, or mobility issue you have. Check it out. Here’s a list of industry rehab/corrective buzzwords: Tight hamstrings Tight adductors...
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150lb Kettlebell Windmill, with instructions
Or with a dumbbell
Several ways to program it. Couple options: double progression 6-10 or 10-20. Start at the low end (say 6), add a rep every session or two. When you hit the top end of the range (say, 10), add 10 pounds and start over.
It’s important to keep the back leg straight.
Side bends
T-Nation article
[Core-Exercises]
Plus the Worst One
There are much better core exercises for your obliques than standard dumbbell side bends. Here’s how to really make them strong.
Dumbbell side bend variations are not the best core exercises for your obliques. They’re not the worst exercise, but they’re pretty darn close.
Improper technique and lack of abdominal tension, coupled with a dumbbell pulling you into excessive lateral flexion, results in the potential risks far outweighing the rewards. Luckil…
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