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- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Movement type
- Strength
- Primary muscles
- Obliques
- Secondary muscles
- Lower back
- Equipment
- Dumbbells
Dumbbell Side Bend
4 steps Updated 29/08/2026
Dumbbell Side Bend is a free weights exercise targeting Obliques (External Obliques, Internal Obliques) using Dumbbells.
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How to perform it
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a dumbbell in your right hand with your arm fully extended by your side. Place your left hand behind your head.
- Slowly bend to your right side at the waist, lowering the dumbbell towards the floor.
- Bend as far as comfortably possible, feeling a stretch in your left oblique muscles.
- Return to the starting position. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch to the left side.
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Variations and related exercises
45 Degree Bicycle Twist Knee to Elbow
45 Degree Bicycle Twisting
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45 Degree Side Bend
Last updated: 29/08/2026
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