Are dumbell side-bends a meme exercise?
>>35703910
will I actually build any muscle with this exercise?
>>35703910
If you bend too far they are. Your spine doesn't like being loaded whilst bent sideways.
>>35703924
But will you make any gains?
>>35704019
yeah wrist gains to the arm you are holding the dumbell with. unless you just let it hang on your fingers
>>35704069
What about core?
>>35704097
Thats pretty much a stretching movement. You might be able to make some gains with it but im guessing the gains stop pretty fast. You probably wont even notice anything
>>35704097
If anything it uses energy so you could use it after heavy exercises for extra energy use
>>35704118
what the fuck are you on about
>>35704118
wow such quality /fit/ advice
how long have you been lifting for?
>>35703910
Go heavy, 15-20 reps & use strict form. You will be sore the next day.
>>35703910
They are literally the best oblique exercise there is
>>35704221
4 years liftan, 1.5 years serious liftan
>>35704326
and you think that an exercise you can progressively overload with won't get you gains?
This looks like a good way to fuck up your spine.
>>35704346
I wasnt really thinking about increasing weight in that exercise, I ONLY saw it as an stretching exercise instead of a move in which you could increase your strength at. If even you mean strenght gains by ''progressive overload''
I tried doing them but i started feeling my lower back which is not good, so fuck 'em.
Side bends are one of the best oblique exercises there is. Anybody who says otherwise is just a DYEL who had shitty form so they didn't "feel" it.
>>35704504
>>35704263
>>>>isolating obliques
>>35704523
>not isolating obliques
>>35704537
>implying that physique is fucked from anything related to obliques and not everything else
>>35704523
>wanting your gains to be utterly useless from a lack of core strength
Let me guess, you don't train abs either right?
>>35704564
>>fucked
>implying that's not a superior physique
>still not isolating obliques
>>35704523
>isolating a muscle group
woow that must be a meme right?
>>35703910
no
but you should widen your stance a lot and follow a line along the backside of your leg while doing em...
also not very effective, more like female-beginner tier due to inability to load a lot of weight
there are better exercises overall
>>35703910
Yes; if you want any gains you need to use a bar.
>>35704716
from an ex-alcohol, this is bullshit.
>>35704640
>due to inability to load a lot of weight
What do you mean 'inability'?Does your gym not have adjustable dumbells or something?
I'd like to see you do side bends with 365lbs dumbbells. if you think you can't load up a lot of weight on a fucking sidebend.
>>35704737
he didn't specify what kind of gains yknow
>>35704389
these are the people giving advice on /fit/ lol
>>35705214
this is the person judging people on /fit/
>>35705214
post pic of yourself
Just do side planks.
>>35704574
>muh functional strength
I train for looks so women compliment me on my shirt when really they just wanted an excuse to say hi.
>>35705304
Right, and having weird as undeveloped cores will help a ton with getting sloots. And when they need you to carry something heavy I'm sure they'll appreciate it when they can lift more than you can due to your hilarious muscle imbalances.
to maximize your effort you should hold two dumbbells and do alternating side-bends by walking and not bending at all
