Full Contact Twists

What You'll Need
A bar, some weight plates, and something to prevent the other end of the bar from sliding all over the floor.

Why You Should Be Doing This Exercise
How can you not love a full body, oblique-centric, exercise?! Easily if you don't really understand why obliques are so important. Look, rotating your hips in sports matters. A lot. Obliques will help you do that better. Plus, you'll most definitely feel this throughout the rest of your core if you're doing these correctly.

Start
This will require a bit of prep work, and for that, we apologize. First, position one end of the bar so that it won't slide around on the floor, as you'll be holding the other end of it. That means wedging it somewhere, which is up to you to find. But once you've found it, and are holding the bar so that one end is in front of your chest, we're ready to get down to it.

Middle
So, the goal is to bring your right hand (while holding the bar), to your left knee, and then to rotate and bring your left hand to your right knee. Initially, you will face the bar with your feet facing it too, but to rotate, you'll turn your feet to face sideways, thus allowing you to bring the bar down to the knee. It's a simple movement, but a bit tricky to explain. Perhaps you should take a peek at the video?

Finish
Having twisted to one side, bring the bar back up to its starting position before twisting to the other side. From knee to knee, the bar should move in a half-circle. And it'll require a knee bend, and a foot movement that resembles what happens when you squash a bug. Got it? Ready to try it?

Key Don'ts
Keep both hands on the bar, and when rotating, drive your knee towards the floor. That will enable you to properly twist. We think you're got it.