Roman Chair / Hyperextension Bench Side Bends
- Position yourself on a Roman Chair so that you are lying on your left hip and your feet are secured by the pads below.
- Put your hands across your chest or behind your head. Maintain a neutral gaze throughout.
- Lower yourself down and to the side towards the floor from the hips. Feel the stretch across your obliques. Now pull yourself back up using only your oblique muscles.
- Pause at the top, feel the contraction, and slowly lower yourself down again.
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Roman chair / hyperextension bench side bends is a gym work out exercise that targets obliques and also involves abs. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Double side jackknifes, side plank and palloff press / oblique iso hold are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as roman chair / hyperextension bench side bends. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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