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  2. Abdominal external oblique muscle - Wikipedia

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    The external oblique is situated on the lateral and anterior parts of the abdomen. It is broad, thin, and irregularly quadrilateral, its muscular portion occupying the side, its aponeurosis the anterior wall of the abdomen. In most humans, the oblique is not visible, due to subcutaneous fat deposits and the small size of the muscle.

  3. Abdominal internal oblique muscle - Wikipedia

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    The internal oblique performs two major functions. Firstly as an accessory muscle of respiration, it acts as an antagonist (opponent) to the diaphragm, helping to reduce the volume of the chest cavity during exhalation. When the diaphragm contracts, it pulls the lower wall of the chest cavity down, increasing the volume of the lungs which then ...

  4. Oblique muscle - Wikipedia

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    Several muscles in the human body may be referred to as an oblique muscle: Abdominal wall Abdominal external oblique muscle; Abdominal internal oblique muscle;

  5. 9 oblique exercises for strong abs and a slimmer waist - AOL

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    The two oblique muscles are the internal and external obliques. They're important for core stability and a slimmer waist. Try the 9 best oblique exercises.

  6. List of skeletal muscles of the human body - Wikipedia

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    The muscle which can 'cancel' or to some degree reverse the action of the muscle. Muscle synergies are noted in parentheses when relevant. O (Occurrences) Number of times that the named muscle row occurs in a standard human body. Here it may also be denoted when a given muscles only occurs in a male or a female body.

  7. How Many Days a Week Should You Focus on Your Obliques To ...

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    Oblique training should complement your core workouts, especially if you want to sculpt and tone your waistline. "The best types of workouts to target this would be things like side planks or ...

  8. Transverse abdominal muscle - Wikipedia

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    The transverse abdominal muscle (TVA), also known as the transverse abdominis, transversalis muscle and transversus abdominis muscle, is a muscle layer of the anterior and lateral (front and side) abdominal wall, deep to (layered below) the internal oblique muscle. It is thought by most fitness instructors to be a significant component of the core.

  9. Thoracolumbar fascia - Wikipedia

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    It entails the fasciae and aponeuroses of the latissimus dorsi muscle, serratus posterior inferior muscle, abdominal internal oblique muscle, and transverse abdominal muscle. [4] In the lumbar region, it is known as lumbar fascia and here consists of 3 layers (posterior, middle, and anterior) enclosing two muscular compartments.