How to Do the Seated Barbell Twist
💪 Abdominals🏋️ Barbell📊 Beginner🏷️ Strength
How to perform it
- Start out by sitting at the end of a flat bench with a barbell placed on top of your thighs. Your feet should be shoulder width apart from each other.
- Grip the bar with your palms facing down and make sure your hands are wider than shoulder width apart from each other. Begin to lift the barbell up over your head until your arms are fully extended.
- Now lower the barbell behind your head until it is resting along the base of your neck. This is the starting position.
- While keeping your feet and head stationary, move your waist from side to side so that your oblique muscles feel the contraction. Only move from side to side as far as your waist will allow you to go. Stretching or moving too far can cause an injury to occur. Tip: Use a slow and controlled motion.
- Remember to breathe out while twisting your body to the side and in when moving back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Muscles worked
The Seated Barbell Twist primarily targets your Abdominals. You'll need barbell.
Make it count toward your goal
Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Seated Barbell Twist slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.