Dumbbell Oblique Crunch

How to do it

1. Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat, holding a single dumbbell against your chest with both hands.
2. Brace the core and curl your torso up and to one side, aiming the ribs toward the same-side hip.
3. Feel the effort concentrated through the working oblique at the top of the curl before lowering back down.
4. Complete the set on one side before switching, keeping the dumbbell steady against the chest throughout.
5. Exhale as you curl and rotate, inhale as you return to the floor.
6. A common fault is pulling the neck forward with the arms, keep the dumbbell stable and drive the motion from the torso.

Muscles worked

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