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Obliques Exercises

Build stronger, more defined obliques with these proven exercises

55exercises found

Band Bicycle Crunch

Intermediate
Abs

This exercise works your tummy muscles and the sides of your waist. Using a stretchy band makes it harder, so your body has to stay very strong and steady to keep you balanced.

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Band Kneeling Twisting Crunch

Intermediate
Abs

This is a tummy exercise used to make your core stronger. You kneel down and hold a stretchy band, then twist your upper body against the band's pull to work your stomach and side muscles.

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Band Standing Twisting Crunch

Beginner
Abs

This exercise works your stomach muscles and sides using a resistance band. You twist your upper body and crunch down to strengthen your core.

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Band Vertical Pallof Press

Beginner
Abs

This exercise strengthens your core by making you stop your body from twisting. It works your tummy and side muscles. To do it, you push a band straight out from your chest while trying to stay completely still against the pull.

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Barbell Seated Twist

Intermediate
Abs

This exercise works your stomach muscles, especially the sides and lower back. You perform it by sitting on a bench, holding a barbell, and slowly turning your upper body from side to side.

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Barbell Side Bent V. 2

Intermediate
Abs

This exercise works your stomach muscles, especially the sides, and helps your lower back stay steady. You do it by holding a barbell and bending your upper body from side to side.

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Barbell Standing Twist

Beginner
Abs

This exercise works your tummy muscles, especially the sides and lower back. You hold a barbell and turn your upper body from side to side. It makes your core stronger and helps you stay steady when you twist.

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Bodyweight Incline Side Plank

Beginner
Abs

This exercise helps make your tummy muscles strong. You lie on your side and hold your body up using only your forearm and feet. The goal is to keep your body as straight as a pencil.

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Cable Kneeling Crunch

Intermediate
Abs

This exercise works your stomach muscles using a cable machine. You kneel down holding a rope behind your head, then bend your upper body forward and down. This movement helps strengthen your abs and the sides of your waist.

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Cable Seated Twist

Intermediate
Abs

This exercise uses a cable machine to work your stomach muscles and the sides of your waist. You sit down and turn your upper body while the machine pulls against you.

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Cable Side Bend

Beginner
Abs

This exercise works the muscles on the sides of your stomach. You stand up tall and bend sideways against the pull of a cable machine.

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Cable Side Bend Crunch (bosu Ball)

Advanced
Abs

This exercise works the muscles on the sides of your stomach. You pull a cable while standing on a wobbly ball, which makes it harder to keep your balance.

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Cable Standing Crunch (with Rope Attachment)

Intermediate
Abs

This exercise uses a cable machine and a rope handle to work your stomach muscles. It targets the front and sides of your tummy. You bend your upper body forward against the weight to give your core a strong workout.

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Cable Twist

Intermediate
Abs

This exercise works your tummy muscles, especially the ones on the sides. You use a machine with a cable to twist your upper body while pulling against weight. This helps make your middle section strong and steady.

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Cable Twist (up-down)

Intermediate
Abs

The cable twist (up-down) works your tummy muscles, specifically the sides and lower back. It uses a cable machine to make turning your body harder, which builds strength.

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Cross Body Crunch

Beginner
Abs

This exercise works your stomach muscles using just your body weight. You twist your upper body to bring one elbow toward the opposite knee to tighten your core.

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Dumbbell Side Bend

Beginner
Abs

The dumbbell side bend is a focused exercise for your waist muscles. You hold a weight in one hand and lean to the side to strengthen your middle.

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Elbow-to-knee

Beginner
Abs

This simple exercise uses your own body weight to strengthen your tummy muscles, specifically the front and sides of your stomach. It works by twisting your body while you lift up.

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Flag

Advanced
Abs

The flag is a tough exercise that uses your own body weight. It works your tummy, shoulders, and grip. You hold onto a standing pole and lift your whole body sideways until it is straight and flat, just like a flag.

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Front Plank With Twist

Intermediate
Abs

This is a tummy exercise that also works your sides and shoulders. You will hold your body straight like a board and turn your upper body to one side. This helps you balance better.

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Hanging Oblique Knee Raise

Advanced
Abs

This is a tummy exercise. You hang from a bar and pull your knees up high. While lifting your knees, you twist your body to the side. This works your stomach muscles and the sides of your waist.

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Hanging Straight Twisting Leg Hip Raise

Advanced
Abs

This is a tough tummy exercise for strong muscles. You hang from a bar and lift your straight legs up high. Then, you turn your hips to the side to work your whole middle.

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Kettlebell Advanced Windmill

Advanced
Abs

This is a hard exercise. It works your tummy muscles and your shoulders. You need to be strong and balanced to do it. You hold a kettlebell high over your head and bend at your hips to lower your body.

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Kettlebell Bent Press

Advanced
Abs

This is a hard exercise that works your tummy muscles, shoulders, and arms. You need to be strong and have good balance to do it the right way.

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Kettlebell Windmill

Advanced
Abs

This full-body exercise strengthens your tummy muscles and sides. It also uses your shoulders and helps your body stay stable and flexible. You have to hold a kettlebell high in the air and bend at your waist. To do it well, you need strength, balance, and good control.

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Landmine 180

Intermediate
Abs

This exercise uses a long bar attached to the floor. It targets your stomach muscles and sides as you swing the bar back and forth. You use your hips and legs to stay strong and balanced while you twist.

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Lever Kneeling Twist

Intermediate
Abs

This is a stomach exercise done on a machine. You kneel down and twist your upper body from side to side. It helps make your abs, sides, and lower back stronger.

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Lever Seated Crunch

Beginner
Abs

This is a tummy exercise done on a machine. It works your abs and side muscles. You bend your body forward against the machine's weight to make your middle strong.

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Lever Seated Crunch (chest Pad)

Beginner
Abs

This is a machine exercise that strengthens your tummy muscles and the sides of your waist. You sit down and control your body as you lean back and forth against weight, which helps build a strong core.

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Lever Seated Crunch V. 2

Beginner
Abs

This exercise uses a lever machine to make your tummy muscles stronger. It works your abs and also helps the muscles in your sides and hips. You sit on the machine and curl your body forward against the weight to build a strong core.

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Oblique Crunch V. 2

Beginner
Abs

This exercise uses your body weight to work your stomach muscles, especially the sides of your waist. You twist your body while crunching up to work these side muscles.

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Oblique Crunches Floor

Beginner
Abs

Floor oblique crunches are a bodyweight exercise that strengthens your stomach muscles, focusing on the sides of your waist. You do them by lying on your back and twisting your upper body as you lift up.

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Prone Twist On Stability Ball

Intermediate
Abs

This exercise works your tummy, side muscles, and lower back using a bouncy ball. Because the ball moves, you must use good balance. You will turn your upper body to the side while keeping your hips and legs very still.

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Russian Twist

Intermediate
Abs

This is a tummy exercise that works your abs and side muscles. You balance on your bottom, lift your feet up, and turn your upper body from side to side.

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Seated Side Crunch (wall)

Beginner
Abs

This tummy exercise is done while sitting on the floor with your back touching a wall. It works your stomach and side muscles. You lean from one side to the other to move your elbow down to your hip.

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Side Bridge Hip Abduction

Intermediate
Abductors

This bodyweight exercise strengthens your hips, bottom, and side waist muscles. You hold a side plank while lifting your top leg up and down. It helps improve your balance and total body strength.

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Side Bridge V. 2

Intermediate
Abs

The side bridge v. 2 is a floor exercise that uses your body weight to make your core steady. It works your stomach muscles, as well as your sides and bottom. You hold a side plank shape to test your strength and balance.

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Side Hip (on Parallel Bars)

Advanced
Abs

This is a tough core exercise done on parallel bars. You hold your body up with your arms and lift your straight legs to the side. It works your stomach muscles and hips.

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Side Lying Floor Stretch

Beginner
Lats

This bodyweight exercise stretches your back muscles (lats), as well as your sides and glutes. You lie on your side, reach over your head, and lift your bottom leg to feel a stretch along the side of your body.

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Side Plank Hip Adduction

Advanced
Adductors

This is a bodyweight exercise that strengthens your inner thigh muscles, side abs, and butt muscles. You must hold a side plank position while lifting your top leg, which tests your strength and ability to stay balanced.

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Side-to-side Toe Touch (male)

Beginner
Abs

This is a simple bodyweight exercise that strengthens your stomach and side muscles. You bend sideways at the waist to reach toward your feet one at a time. This helps your core work better and improves your flexibility.

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Spell Caster

Beginner
Abs

The spell caster is a core workout using a dumbbell. You stand up, bend forward at the waist, and twist your body to move the weight from one side to the other. It works your stomach muscles and side abs.

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Spine Twist

Beginner
Abs

The spine twist is a simple exercise you do while sitting on the floor. It works your stomach and back muscles. You keep your body tight and turn your upper body from side to side. This helps make your middle stronger and easier to move.

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Standing Lateral Stretch

Beginner
Lats

This is a simple bodyweight move that stretches your side muscles and lats. You stand up and lean to the side to work your shoulders and waist.

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Suspended Abdominal Fallout

Advanced
Abs

This is a tough stomach exercise using hanging straps. It works your tummy muscles and helps your hips and sides get stronger. You need to be very strong and steady to lean your body forward and pull yourself back up without wobbling.

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Twist Hip Lift

Intermediate
Glutes

This bodyweight exercise works your butt, legs, and side abs. You lift your hips up and twist your lower body from side to side to make your core and hips stronger.

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Twisted Leg Raise

Intermediate
Abs

The twisted leg raise is a bodyweight workout for your tummy muscles. It focuses on the sides of your waist and the front of your hips. You lift your legs and twist your hips to work your core from different directions.

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Twisted Leg Raise (female)

Intermediate
Abs

This exercise strengthens your tummy and side muscles. You lie on your back, lift your legs, and twist your hips to make your core muscles work harder.

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Weighted Crunch

Intermediate
Abs

The weighted crunch is a tummy exercise that uses extra weight to make your abs and side muscles stronger. You do it by lying on your back, holding a weight on your chest, and lifting your upper body up.

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Weighted Overhead Crunch (on Stability Ball)

Intermediate
Abs

This exercise works your tummy muscles, side muscles, and lower back. Using the big exercise ball makes it harder to keep your balance. Holding a weight above your head adds extra work for your muscles, making the exercise tougher.

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