Reaching Out

I really recommend the seated Russian twist as a great way to work out abs without bumping the floor. It works the abdominals, lower back, and especially the obliques (side abs). Working out the obliques with the Russian twist is especially nice because it slims the waist. You can't target belly fat, but tightening up your obliques gives you a more narrow waistline thanks to the stronger diagonal muscles underneath. It helps me look slim even with my extra pinch of belly fat and it makes Alan happily feminine because it gives him a more womanly waist instead of a rectangular guy torso.



I hold 10-lb. freeweights in each hand to increase the intensity.