Bottle Weighted Side Bend
Bottle Side Bend Instructions
- Hold a filled water bottle in one hand at the side.
- Stand with the feet hip width apart.
- Place the other hand on the hip.
- Brace your core and keep the chest up.
- Bend sideways toward the bottle hand.
- Pause briefly at the bottom.
- Drive the obliques to lift the torso back up.
- Finish all reps then switch sides.
Bottle Side Bend Form & Visual
Bottle Side Bend Benefits
- Trains the obliques
- No weights needed
- Strong home option
- Useful core builder
- Builds the side abs
Bottle Side Bend Muscles Worked
- Obliques
- Quadratus lumborum
- Erector spinae
Bottle Side Bend Variations & Alternatives
- Dumbbell Side Bend
- Standing Side Bend
- Russian Twist
- Side Plank
