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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.
That means moves like side planks and windmills will challenge your oblique muscles, as will any exercises that have you holding a load off-center while still trying to keep your hips and ...
Reverse crunches work your oblique muscles and the rectus abdominis, the pair of muscles that run vertically down the core and are responsible for giving your core that “six-pack” look.
The leg raise is a strength training exercise which targets the iliopsoas (the anterior hip flexors).Because the abdominal muscles are used isometrically to stabilize the body during the motion, leg raises are also often used to strengthen the rectus abdominis muscle and the internal and external oblique muscles.
Abdominal muscles have many important functions, including breathing, coughing, and sneezing, and maintaining posture and speech in a number of species. [4] Other abdominal functions are that it helps "in the function of support, containment of viscera, and help in the process of expiration, defecation, urination, vomiting, and also at the time of childbirth."
Sit-up form. The sit-up is an abdominal endurance training exercise to strengthen, tighten and tone the abdominal muscles.It is similar to a curl-up (that target the rectus abdominis and also work the external and internal obliques), but sit-ups have a fuller range of motion and condition additional muscles.
Draw your knee and free elbow towards each other for the oblique crunch. Return to the starting position with the top leg extended back out. Repeat. Do the same number of reps on the opposite side. 6.
Side Plank Hip Lifts: 10 reps per side. Russian Twists: 12 reps per side. Bicycle Crunches: 15 reps per side. Directions: Perform the exercises sequentially, rest for 30 seconds, and repeat for 3 ...