If you want to work your obliques, I think you would be better served doing
oblique crunches on the floor or
oblique crunches on the ball.
If you master this stomach exercise and want a greater challenge try
oblique crunches on a bosu ball with the feet up or bicycle crunches on the bosu ball with the feet up.
Oblique Crunches on the Ball Similar to regular crunches, but I like the extra love handle work.
Not exact matches
Squeeze your
obliques and focus
on your abs as you
crunch in.
They base their results
on testing the muscle activity of rectus abdominis, external
obliques, internal
obliques and spinal erectors while the subjects performed
crunches at 4 different speeds — 4 seconds, 2 seconds, 1.5 seconds and 1 second.
Just as the hanging leg hip raise, the incline
oblique crunch also relies
on the added resistance of your body weight in order to make it more efficient.
If someone wants to use
crunches to focus
on your
obliques and rectus abdominis, which are superficial muscles, question that.
The side
crunch is a variation of the normal
crunch that focuses more
on the
obliques.
The
obliques also work at maximum capacity when you perform side
crunches on a stability ball or side planks.
You can do cable
crunches for the
oblique while lying
on the floor, but you can get more range of motion
on the stability ball.
Now here's the cool thing about the abs
crunch... depending
on the type of abs
crunch you do, you can shift the focus of the exercise from the upper abs to the lower abs and even to the
obliques!
The multifunctional design works well for hanging leg raises and
oblique crunches, or can be placed
on the floor for triceps dips and push - ups.
From that position, pull yourself back upright and beyond, «
crunching» your torso and
obliques on the opposite side.
Oblique Floor Crunches / Twist Crunches are a great way to work your internal and external oblique muscles on the sides of your
Oblique Floor
Crunches / Twist
Crunches are a great way to work your internal and external
oblique muscles on the sides of your
oblique muscles
on the sides of your waist.
Stay away from
crunches or anything that puts you in a
crunch - like position (e.g., v - sits and
oblique twists) as these will increase the pressure
on the abdominal wall and pelvic floor and create too much load
on the spine.
To hit the
oblique muscles
on the sides of the waist, you can do your
crunches with a twist (elbow to knee) or you can lie
on your side and do side
crunches.