Sitting Windshield Wipers Alternative
12 substitute exercises that target the same muscles
Hanging Toes to Bar
Twist Crunch (Legs-Up)
Knee Tuck Oblique Crunch
Standing Air Bike
Lying Leg Raise to Side
Seated Circle Leg Crunch
Incline Twisting Sit-Up
Twisting Crunch (Straight Arms)
Elbow to Knee Sit-Up
High Knee Twist
Lying Scissor Crunch
Twisting Crunch
Criteria used to find exercise alternatives
Same target muscles
We rank alternatives highest when their primary muscles exactly match. i.e: same target muscle, different movement.
Full muscle overlap
Secondary muscles and synergists are scored too, keeping the overall movement pattern close to the original lift.
Equipment considered
Equipment overlap nudges similar-kit options up the list. But we include different-equipment alternatives too so you're never stuck.
What the Sitting Windshield Wipers trains
Primary Obliques
Secondary Iliopsoas Rectus Abdominis
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