Oblique ab exercises

Simple ab exercises that should be apart of any a good workout plan!

Oblique ab exercises are often neglected as ab workout exercises. However, doing the most effective ab exercises for oblique’s can increase power transfer through your body, improve posture and even ward off back pain!

Elbow to knee Crunches Oblique ab exercises

Start by lie flat with your back against the ground.

Place your fingers to the back of your head and raise your knees.

Now bring one knee up towards your body and touch your opposite elbow off this knee by tilting your body over in this direction.

Repeat on the opposite side for one 1 rep. Do Ab Exercise for about 15 reps and really focus on squeezing the ab muscles!

Foot to hand Crunches exercises

Begin by lying on your back with knees tucked up toward your body and your feet on the ground.

Now slightly raise your body up off the ground with your hand extended down by your side.

At this point, reach down with on hand try and touch your foot while squeezing the oblique’s at the end phase of the exercise.

Repeat this on the other side for 1 repetition. Complete about 10 – 15 reps!

Dumbbell Torso Bends

Stand upright with 2 reasonable heavy dumbbells in each hand.

Suck in your lower abdominal muscles.

Now tilt your Torso to one side and then do the same to the other side.

Complete for about 10 – 15 reps

Oblique Crunch exercises

Ly flat on your back with your hand behind your head and your feet flat on the ground.

At this point simply lift and tilt your body diagonally downwards until you feel some tension in your oblique muscles. These are similar to crunches except to the side as oppose to straight up.

Repeat on the opposite side for 1 rep and do for 10 -20 reps.