But on the rotation machine, the hips are locked into place while
the upper body twists like a corkscrew.
A good example is the Lunge & Twist Sandbag Exercise; this simple looking movement involves a full lunge with
an upper body twisting motion that requires core strength, upper body mobility, and lower body balance.
Not exact matches
For cable Russian
twists, set an adjustable cable to shoulder height, stand sideways on, grab the handle in both hands and rotate your
upper body while keeping your lower
body fixed in place.
Lift your legs off the ground; at the same time, lift your
upper body and
twist your torso to reach your left arm toward your feet.
Once you have grasped this movement, incorporate a
twist with your
upper body.
As you lower into a lunge,
twist your
upper body with arms extended over the left thigh.
Swing arms from the shoulder and don't
twist your
upper body.
With your feet parallel and about shoulder - width apart,
twist your
upper body to the right, letting your arms swing out to the sides and flop loosely against your
body.
Twist upper body to the left, looking over your shoulder and use your right hand on the outside of your left thigh to help pull you deeper into the stretch,
twisting your torso.
Twist your
upper body slightly to take the medicine ball to your other side, repeating this slamming motion with force.
For a modification, you can grab onto the backs of your thighs, lifting and lowering your
upper body without doing the
twists.
Keeping your core engaged and
upper body steady, draw one knee up and across your torso, reaching it toward your opposite elbow as you
twist your hips the same direction, engaging your obliques.
Slowly draw the left fingers along the right arm and across the collarbone to come into a
twist with your
upper body.
By holding one kettlebell you increase the intensity, but forcing tension throughout the
upper body to avoid leaning or
twisting.
You may notice that keeping your pelvis square forfeits some of the turn of your
upper body, but now that you understand the anatomy of
twists, you know that keeping one point fixed is essential.
Stand tall as you exhale, and turn your
upper body to the right to begin a spinal
twist.
As you
twist, see if you can balance the actions of
twisting to the right in the
upper body and pulling to the left in the lower
body.
After engaging your abdominals,
twist your
upper body and rotate your right elbow towards your left elbow.
Slightly
twist your
body to bring your right leg up and over the roller so that your inner thigh is resting on it, and then turn your
upper body back to position.
As you perform the swing, notice how your
upper and lower
body twist in relation to each other, activating your obliques.
The Steel Club Russian
Twist is an oblique blaster that also requires
upper body strength and lower
body balance.
The Scorpion
Twist, a movement I learned from my Jiu Jitsu Coach Roger Machado, incorporates an
upper body movement that loosens up the core.
Hold the pillow out in front of your chest then
twist your
upper body so that your outside hand can touch the mattress.
Bending or
twisting, sitting without moving for a long period of time, hard coughing or sneezing, and carrying a heavy backpack: Even the simplest things you do that involve your
upper body may cause pain to your
upper back.
From here, bend your left knee in, keeping the right leg extended out straight, and crunch your
upper back up off the floor,
twisting the right elbow across your
body to meet the left knee.
Drag one knee towards your
upper body,
twisting it to the opposite elbow.
Imagine you are
twisting the hand of the pushing arm into the floor and away from your
body at the same time, this action helps keep the pushing arm tight against the chest and will help create the necessary tension needed in the muscles of your
upper body.
Examples for the
upper body include seated spinal
twists and forward bends.
Along with the continuous repetition of music cells, the Belgium dancer
twisted her
upper body in a mechanical manner and wrapped her arms around herself.