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Fast Belly Blast: Crunch-Free Ab Exercises

Side-Bend Shoulder Press
Sophie Pangrazzi
 
Ab flatteners that cinch and sculpt -- no crunches required.

Side-Bend Shoulder Press

What you'll need: a 5- to 8-pound dumbbell

Targets: Shoulders, abs, and obliques

-- Stand with feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart, dumbbell in right hand by side, and bring left hand to touch back of head, elbow bent out to side.

-- Hinge at waist to side bend to right, reaching dumbbell along outside of right leg toward knee. (Do not allow torso to tip forward.)

-- Return to upright posture, raising dumbbell to right shoulder and then pressing it overhead, palm facing left.

-- Lower dumbbell to shoulder; return to start.

-- Do 30 reps. Switch sides and repeat. Do 3 sets.

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Comments (8)
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jjangel8 wrote:

man if I could just get the motivation going I would be set....but not to over do it, just the right motivation for me, and get rid of my anxiety I would "Get it" in no time!!

3/12/2012 09:17:07 PM Report Abuse
RLST7 wrote:

Sorry...That was in response to a comment a year ago!

2/27/2012 08:52:05 PM Report Abuse
RLST7 wrote:

But it's not like you're using 45lb dumbbells...

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11/5/2011 03:45:33 AM Report Abuse
jetsetters123go wrote:

Have to say what mmmk3 wrote makes sense!

8/23/2011 06:20:52 PM Report Abuse
mmmk3 wrote:

I have always heard that if you want to nip your waist, never do weighted side crunches like this. Yes you will strengthen your obliques but they will also expand outward as well.

3/8/2011 11:25:24 AM Report Abuse
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