The A-List Ab Workout

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The A-List Ab Workout

Upright Oblique Twist

Targets: Back, shoulders, abs, and obliques

Holding a dumbbell in each hand, sit on floor with knees bent, feet flat and ball behind lower back.
Lift arms to shoulder level in front of you, palms down.

Upright Oblique Twist

Keeping abs engaged, lower torso 45 degrees as you rotate upper body to left, bringing bent left elbow behind you.
Return to center and repeat on other side to complete 1 rep.
Do 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps.

Originally published in FITNESS magazine, July/August 2011.

Watch a video demonstration of this exercise

Upright Oblique Twist

Keeping abs engaged, lower torso 45 degrees as you rotate upper body to left, bringing bent left elbow behind you.
Return to center and repeat on other side to complete 1 rep.
Do 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps.

Originally published in FITNESS magazine, July/August 2011.

Watch a video demonstration of this exercise