Oblique Crunch

  1. Lie on your back with your legs together, knees bent and feet flat on the ground. Drop both legs to the ground on your right side.
  2. Place your left hand behind your head and your right arm on the ground on your right side.
  3. Engage your core muscles and lift your shoulders off the ground, extending your left elbow towards your left quadricep. Flex your waist several inches to feel the contraction in your left oblique.
  4. Lower your shoulders back down to the ground and repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
  5. Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.
  6. Switch sides and repeat the exercise for the same number of repetitions.
Notes

Make this exercise more difficult by putting both hands behind your head, or even more difficult by stretching your hands beyond your head.

Primary Muscles

  • Oblique

Secondary Muscles

  • Abdominal

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