This combination movement
targets your obliques and rectus abdominis — the long, flat muscles that run vertically and make up the «six - pack» — all while challenging your upper body, too.
And since you do that at a certain angle,
you target the obliques and rectus abdominis too.
The landmine anti-rotation exercise increases your core strength,
targeting the obliques as well.
While you may think twisting your torso on the ab rotator is the way to
target obliques, you'll find that your dominant muscles in your arms and shoulders end up stealing the benefit from your abs.
That's why this trainer prefers to
target the obliques using dynamic movements.
This one is great for
targeting the obliques and abdominals together.
If you want to
target your obliques (muscles under the love handles) instead of raising your knees towards your chest rotate them left and right.
Medicine ball twists are effective for
targeting the obliques and the transverse abdominus.
Today, we're going to
target your oblique muscles with two exercises, which are outlined below.
While you may feel like side crunches will
target your obliques better than front crunches and therefore be more effective, you need to think again.
I have only included exercises that
target the obliques directly.
This combination exercise not only
targets your obliques and transverse abdominis, but also your hips and lats.
I can't do anything specifically
targeting obliques, and have to modify most core / lat stuff.
Then finish with a side plank to
target your obliques.
Get it even stronger with this advanced exercise while also
targeting your obliques.
It targets the obliques, and the reverse crunch that hits the lower abs
You can also do side planks that will
target your obliques.
You'll also
target your obliques thanks to the turn you take with each move.
The «hammer» position of your arm
targets the obliques and transverse abdominis strongly, without needing any extra resistance or equipment... just your bodyweight.
A balanced workout would include a modest number of spinal flexion exercises and, then, only if you have a healthy back, as well as few rotation exercises to
target the obliques.
This is a great exercise for
targeting the obliques.
The final exercise, oblique crunches (often referred to as side crunches),
target your obliques and round out our easy ab workout.
Not exact matches
It starts with a warm - up that
targets every muscle in the body, from the hamstrings to the
obliques to your shoulders and beyond.
Pilates has a unique and
targeted repertoire for working the lower and upper abdominals, internal and external
obliques, and the opposing lower and middle back muscle groups.
This particular exercise will strengthen your core, specifically your
obliques, and by adding the overhead press to this move it
targets your shoulders, too.
This one
targets the core and the
obliques specifically.
You need to
target the rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis and
obliques in turn.
This abdominal work
targets the diagonal slings of the
obliques, promoting torso stability and improved spinal flexibility.
Watch this video to learn how to do the windshield wiper, which
targets the abs and
obliques and doesn't require any equipment.
Core stability and strength should
target all your abdominal muscles including the rectus,
oblique and transverse abdominus muscles.
An effective standard crunch variation that shifts focus to the
obliques and
targets the love handles.
Cardio and interval training to reduce your overall body fat followed by
targeted love handle specific exercises to tone the problem area known as your «
obliques».
Target internal & external
obliques with this advanced sit - up exercise.
This
targets primarily your back muscles — the lats, traps, infraspinatus and erector spinae — but also involves the biceps, pecs and
obliques as secondary working muscles.
Pallof Press
Targets:
Obliques, transversus abdominis (rotational muscles) Attach a D - handle to a cable cross machine and adjust the pulley to chest height (a resistance band around a pole works, too).
Barbell Landmine
Targets:
Obliques, transversus abdominis Wedge one end of a barbell in the corner of two walls.
The list of
targeted muscles includes the abs,
obliques, serratus, lower back muscles and all other muscles that help stabilize your spine.
The reverse crunches
target the rectus abdominis, the external and internal
obliques and the iliopsoas.
The stability ball exercise effectively
targets the upper two rows of rectus abdominis, and the external
obliques.
Apart from
targeting the upper and lower rectus abdominis muscles and both sets of
obliques, it also hits the transverse abdominis, which makes it a unique and complete abs workout that effectively
targets every muscle in the abdominal area, leading the way to a stronger core.
The lower abs, containing the transverse abdominum and the
obliques, are crucial for improving the core's performance and to
target them you need to incorporate more functional patterns of movement into your abs routine — twisting, rotating, extending and flexing movements can help you develop your entire abdominal area and increase your strength at all your major lifts.
The plank will
target the whole set of your
obliques, the rectus abdominis, and strengthen the lower back.
Side raises
target the outer
obliques, burning away muffin tops and helping get definition with the V - taper in the center body.
Core Fusion's co-creators Elisabeth Halfpapp and Fred DeVito demo a challenging core sequence that
targets the waist and
obliques.
Renegade rows are a combination / compound exercise that
targets chest, back (lats and rhomboids), shoulders, abs, and
obliques.
As the name suggests, this exercise
targets the internal and external
oblique muscles of the abdominal region.
Because of its design, it allows a person to do exercises
targeting the abdominal muscles,
obliques, and back.
You can begin with basic abdominal exercises, but to
target your complete core you'll need to work your back and
oblique muscles too.
The push motion specifically
targets the smaller arm muscles, but also activates your
obliques to sculpt those unwanted love handles.
It can also be
targeted during exercises that work the abdominal
oblique muscles.