Sit with your torso leaning back at a 45-degree angle, knees bent, and your feet either on the floor or elevated a few inches. You probably know what the Russian twist looks like: Today the exercise seems more popular than ever, at least in my gym. Never mind that it isn’t actually Russian as fitness historian Terry Todd, Ph.D., once told me, it was first used by British soldiers in the late 19 th century. Whatever your motivation, when you search for exercises that target the obliques, you’ll soon come across the Russian twist. It’s like the face-hugger from Alien is part of his anatomy. Or you might see a picture of a shredded fitness model and wonder what’s going on with those fingerlike muscles on the sides of his waist. You might notice your own, if you’re lean enough. At some point, not long after your legs stop growing, you figure out those muscles respond to training, too.īut the real test of your muscular awareness comes when you start to wonder about all the ones in between, like your obliques. You quickly realize there’s also some interesting stuff on the other side: lats, traps, triceps. You start with what you see in the mirror: biceps, chest, shoulders, six pack. A guy’s awareness of his muscles has a simple progression.
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