Core · Leverage Machine
Lever Seated Twist
How to do the lever seated twist, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Leverage Machine
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Sit in the rotary torso machine with the pad against your upper body and your hips locked in. Rotate your torso to one side by driving with your obliques, then return under control and repeat.
- 1Your obliques generating the rotation through your midsection
- 2Your hips and lower body staying locked in place
- 3Controlled tension through your core on the return
Common mistakes
- Letting your hips or knees rotate with the torso
- Yanking the weight around with momentum
- Over-rotating past a comfortable range
Muscles worked
The lever seated twist mainly works the obliques, upper abs, and lower abs, with the lats assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Upper AbsPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- LatsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- GlutesMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- Side DeltsMinor
Kovo programs the lever seated twist for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
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Last reviewed June 2026.