45° Side Bend

Form cues

• 1Set up on the 45° bench with hips fixed and torso hanging free, feet secured under the pad
• 2Lower your torso toward the floor under control, keeping the movement strictly in the frontal plane (side-to-side, not twisting)
• 3Lead the return with your obliques, bending laterally back up to the top rather than pulling with your arms or lower back