On top of that,
side bending laterally flexes the spine, which helps to alternately stretch and compress the deep spinal musculature, as well as lubricate the spinal discs.
Not exact matches
• Keeping a flat back, slightly
bend your elbows, exhale and pull the weights away from each other
laterally (to the
sides) in an arc motion.
Also, if the internal oblique on one
side is inhibited / lengthened while the external oblique on the opposite
side is inhibited / lengthened, the torso will
bend laterally and rotate toward the
side of the inhibited internal oblique.
Actions - Contraction of one
side alone
laterally bends the trunk to that
side and rotates the trunk to the other
side.