Eccentryx / Exercise Atlas / recovery
Lying Spinal Twist
Lie supine, guide one knee across body, and keep both shoulders heavy.
Muscles
- Primary
- obliques
- Supporting
- erector spinae, glutes
Mechanics
- Pattern
- spinal rotation
- Equipment
- bodyweight
- Geometry
- Variable Range
- Energy model
- Aerobic Stability (>90s)
- Target feel
- Obliques and low back unwind without forcing the knee down.
- Progression
- Add long exhales into the ribs.
- Regression
- Put a pillow under the knee.
Watch for
- Yanking the knee
- Letting shoulder float
Substitutions
- Thread the Needle
- 90/90 hip stretch
- Lower Back Roll