Core · Bodyweight
Twist Turn Slam
How to do the twist turn slam, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Stand with feet shoulder-width apart holding an imaginary load overhead. Rotate your torso to one side, then drive down and across your body as if slamming an object to the floor, finishing in a partial squat. Reset to the top and alternate sides.
- 1Rotation driven from your hips and obliques, not just your arms
- 2A sharp brace through your core as you slam down
- 3Explosive but balanced finish in the partial squat
Common mistakes
- Rounding your lower back as you reach the bottom
- Twisting only at the spine instead of rotating the hips
- Letting momentum throw you off balance between reps
Muscles worked
The twist turn slam mainly works the obliques, with the upper abs, lower abs, lower back, quads, and glutes assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- QuadsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- TricepsMinor
- ForearmsMinor
- LatsMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Mid TrapsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- CalvesMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
- Side DeltsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.