ABS - best oblique exercise?

[LeeJunFan]

what would you say is the best exercise for the obliques and i also want to know if those floor ab crunch machines (the ones where u pretty much just move your head and neck up and dont actually come right up to your knees) are still any good, last time i was training they were meant to be really good but things change so i'm not sure anymore, thanks.

 

[LeeJunFan]

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[joe d]

i think situps and decline situps are going to be your best bet for that kind of training. you can add resistance with bands aswell as with plates.

 

[ExtraMile]

weighted decline situps, ab wheel, hanging leg raises and weighted side bends are what i do for abs/obliques

 

[Dial_tone]

I'm of the opinion they're too easily stimulated to worry about working them directly. I would agree with hanging leg raises bringing the legs up to each side alternately. Dumbbell Side Bends would build them too much, imo. When you're at a high body fat obliques look like love handles.

 

[LeeJunFan]

i tried doing some normal lying down leg raises the other day in bed and the only muscles i could feel being used were in my legs, i tried putting my hands behind my back like i see some people do and tried different ways but could only feel my legs working, maybe i should try the leg raise machine thing down my gym.

 

[kx250rider]

I do obliques by lying on my side, feet together, hip on the floor, elbow holding my upper body up... Slowly raise hips while supporting weight with only your foot and elbow. I do that sometimes 100 slow reps each side, and other times 25 or 30 reps each side with a plate ontop; held under my arm on the up side. That works great for me, and it doesn't affect my bad back, like standard side crunches do.

Charles

 

[Dial_tone]

i tried doing some normal lying down leg raises the other day in bed and the only muscles i could feel being used were in my legs, i tried putting my hands behind my back like i see some people do and tried different ways but could only feel my legs working, maybe i should try the leg raise machine thing down my gym.

It's very hard because the psoas muscle tends to take over. Put your hands together just below your hips, so they're tilted toward you a bit. You want your spine curved inward a bit to limit the psoas involvement. Hanging is much more effective for me though.