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Exercise 57: LATERAL FLEXION
MAIN MECHANICAL ACTION:
KEY MUSCLE INVOLVEMENT
Trunk lateral flexion
rectus abdominis, transverse, external oblique,
internal oblique, adductor magnus, iliopsoas, external
obturator, adductor brevis, gracilis, femural biceps
(long head), semimembranosus, semitendinosus,
quadratus femoris, longissimus, iliocostalis,
quadratus lumborum, dorsal major, serratus posterior
inferior, intertransversarii, interspinales, spinalis
dorsi, cervicis, capitis, multifidus, semispinalis dorsi,
cervicis, capitis, pectineus, psoas minor
Bench set-up
Resting on the first step of the wall bar
BASIC ERCOLINA MODE
1 2
1 - Starting position:
lying on the bench on one side, feet towards Ercolina, legs stretched and feet
secured under the second and third step of the wall bar, hands at the back of the
head
2 - How to do it
flex the upper body to the side, lifting the trunk off the bench
OTHER MODE
Corona Mat 185 - 11000
Starting position
: lying on one side on the floor, feet
towards Ercolina