Core · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Russian Twist to Single Arm Press
How to do the dumbbell russian twist to single arm press, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Dumbbell
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Sit on the floor with your knees bent and torso leaned back, holding a dumbbell in one hand. Twist your torso to rotate the dumbbell from side to side, then at one side drive it up into a single-arm overhead press before returning. Keep your feet hovering or lightly planted and your core braced throughout.
- 1Your obliques rotating the torso through each twist
- 2Your shoulder and triceps pressing the dumbbell overhead
- 3A tight, braced core anchoring the rotation and the press
Common mistakes
- Twisting from the arms instead of rotating through the trunk
- Letting your lower back round as you lean back
- Pressing with momentum instead of a controlled drive
Muscles worked
The dumbbell russian twist to single arm press mainly works the obliques and lower abs, with the upper abs, front delts, triceps, side delts, and hip flexors assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- TricepsSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Upper ChestMinor
- Mid ChestMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- QuadsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.