obliques – My Health and Fitness https://www.myhealthandfitness.com/US Explore it! Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:54:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Russian Twists https://www.myhealthandfitness.com/US/russian-twists/ Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:54:50 +0000 http://www.myhealthandfitness.com/US/?p=10021 Stand with your feet about shoulder width apart. Grasp a weight plate with both hands so that the plate is in front of your abdominals and your forearms are approximately horizontal with the floor.

1. Keep your hips and legs stationary as you twist as far as you can to one side and then, twist back as far as you can to the other. This is similar to broomstick twists.

2. Bend your knees slightly, making sure you perform this movement under control. You should begin with a light weight load. Do not rotate so far that you feel pain in your obliques.

Notes: The motion of this exercise should be continuous. Do not stop in the center of the body before rotating to one side or the other.

]]> Roman Chair Side Bends https://www.myhealthandfitness.com/US/roman-chair-side-bends/ Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:53:37 +0000 http://www.myhealthandfitness.com/US/?p=10019 Stand on the swivel plate and grasp the handles.

1. Twist your hips from side to side. Ensure that you keep your shoulders stationary.

2. Bend your knees slightly while controlling your movements. You should begin with a light weight load.

Notes: Depending on what machine your gym has, you may alter this exercise by keeping the hips stationary as your rotate your shoulders while keeping them straight. This exercise works the external and internal oblique with secondary emphasis on the rectus abdominis. To feel the effort more strongly, you can slightly round your back.

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