Dumbbell Russian Twist with Legs Floor Off

AbdominalsDumbbellIntermediate

Perform the Dumbbell Russian Twist with Legs Floor Off to engage your core and improve rotational strength.

  1. Start seated on the floor with your knees bent and feet elevated off the ground.
  2. Hold a dumbbell with both hands in front of your chest.
  3. Lean back slightly while keeping your back straight.
  4. Rotate your torso to the right, bringing the dumbbell beside your hip.
  5. Return to the center and rotate to the left.
  6. Continue alternating sides for the desired repetitions.

How to perform the Dumbbell Russian Twist with Legs Floor Off

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Dumbbell Russian Twist with Legs Floor Off using your dumbbell.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your abdominals.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your abdominals rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

Build a free routine

Stage exercises here, then sign up to save them as a real Fitly routine — synced to web and mobile.

View staged routine (0)

Variations of Dumbbell Russian Twist with Legs Floor Off

Related exercises

0 exercises staged Save your routine — sign up free.