Stick Side Bend Stretch Alternative
12 substitute exercises that target the same muscles
Side Plank Rotation
Bodyweight Windmill Cut
Kettlebell Bent Press
Standing Hip Frontal Rotation Arm Sways
Balloon Drill
Stick Standing Twist Stretch
Elbow to Knee Side Plank Crunch
Wipers (Straight Leg)
Exercise Ball Body Saw
Stability Ball Front Plank
Russian Twist with Hands on Chest
Kettlebell Russian Twist
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 Stick Side Bend Stretch trains
Primary Obliques
Secondary Deltoid Lateral Erector Spinae Rectus Abdominis
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