Dumbbell Side Bend
Step-by-step technique for Dumbbell Side Bend, an exercise for obliques using dumbbells. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Stand tall with a dumbbell in one hand.
- Keep your other hand behind your head or at your side.
- Bend your torso to the side, lowering the dumbbell.
- Come back up and squeeze your oblique.
Coach tip: Bend straight to the side, don’t lean forward or back.
Muscles worked
Primary: Obliques
Dumbbell Side Bend is a strength exercise that loads the obliques using dumbbells. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Obliques
- Equipment
- Dumbbells
- Type
- Strength