Shaping the Stomach. Train the Obliques!!

[mmuscle]

Hi all,

Just a quick post to give a bit of advise for anyone who is interested in getting that much desired pefect stomach. Most people 'new' to bodybuilding train there stomach by performing endless sets of Ab crunches, sit-ups and leg raises. This is all good, however to shape your stomach evenly, its a good idea to also work the obliques. These muscles are the ones located at the side of the midsection and working them helps to shape and tighten the whole midsection.

Here's how you work them.

With a dumbbell in either one or both hands, held against the side, you should bend sideways from the far left to the far right, lowering down slowly and lifting quickly. This should be repeated for between 10-15 repetitions, for say 1 or 2 sets. Note that for the best results, this exercise should be incorporated into your general abdominal workout, as excersing any abdominal muscle will affect the adjacent muscles and therefore will have a cumulative affect on the developement of the entire area.

Well thats my ten cents worth for the day

mmuscle



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[mrzap]

I agree, but my gym has an oblique machine I use instead of dumbells. I do it right after abs and I am making better results.

 

[Tweakle]

funny, I 'train' my obliques with heavy pulling and they didn't make my waist smaller or tighter.. it's added like 1"+ to my measurements

 

[mmuscle]

HI,

Yeah its gonna bulk up the sides slightly, so waste measurement will probably increase. But the benefit is you also get an overall toned midsection.

That is of course as long as you continue to incorporate the usual ab exercises.

mmuscle

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[ghettostudmuffin]

If you want to have a tight waist like a 70's bodybuilder than do alot of non-weighted russian twists or whatever. Don't use weight or you will bulk them up and kill some of that v-taper look. Use weight if you want a thick powerful waist. Both are good.

 

[Synpax]

Hi all,

Just a quick post to give a bit of advise for anyone who is interested in getting that much desired pefect stomach. Most people 'new' to bodybuilding train there stomach by performing endless sets of Ab crunches, sit-ups and leg raises. This is all good, however to shape your stomach evenly, its a good idea to also work the obliques. These muscles are the ones located at the side of the midsection and working them helps to shape and tighten the whole midsection.

Here's how you work them.

With a dumbbell in either one or both hands, held against the side, you should bend sideways from the far left to the far right, lowering down slowly and lifting quickly. This should be repeated for between 10-15 repetitions, for say 1 or 2 sets. Note that for the best results, this exercise should be incorporated into your general abdominal workout, as excersing any abdominal muscle will affect the adjacent muscles and therefore will have a cumulative affect on the developement of the entire area.

Well thats my ten cents worth for the day

mmuscle



Please don't link to your web site without the permission of the admin here at elite.

Thank you. big4life

Yeah, I do these after the needsize crunches.

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

windmills are better for obliques because they are fun. killer ab workout all around.

 

[musclebosun]

windmills?

 

[_Yossarian_]

bump for definition of a windmill