How to do horizontal hyperextension bench side trunk raises

This is an animated body sculpting tutorial for side trunk raises on a horizontal hyperextension bench. Use the controls to pause, slow down and follow along with detailed step-by-step text instructions that match up with each movement. This instructional fitness body building video is incredibly in depth and a great guide for learning side trunk raises on a horizontal hyperextension bench.

How to do Side Trunk Raise - Hyperextension Bench

In this lesson you will learn how to do side trunk raises on a horizontal hyperextension bench. This exercise trains your obliques, the sides of your abdominals. The animation above shows left side trunk raises. For the right side, do the whole thing the other way around.

Description: Side Trunk Raise - Hyperextension Bench

* Lie sideways on a horizontal hyperextension bench and hook your feet under the foot pads. A horizontal hyper-extension bench is a hyperextension bench where the hip pad and the foot pads are at the same height. Always hook the lower leg under the front foot pad and the upper leg under the rear foot pad. Don't fully extend your knees. If the hip pad is too hard, put a foam piece or a mat between your hips and the pad. The left hand rests onto the hip and the right arms hangs down relaxed. You can also put your hands behind the head or hold a dumbbell in the hanging hand. Start with your head slightly below hip level.
* Bend up until your left obliques are fully contracted and exhale at the same time. Don't twist your upper body. Don't create momentum.
* Then go back to the beginning position and inhale slowly. The down-motion is slightly slower than the up motion. At the lowest point your head is at the height of the hip pad and the left oblique is stretched slightly.