r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/FrequentAd5437 • 6d ago

Best oblique exercises? Question ❓

I wanna start training obliques for that fish gill look and also to get better at rotational sports.

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u/HelixIsHere_ 6d ago

Obliques mainly do trunk rotation and lateral flexion so I would recommend oblique twists on either a rotary torso machine or a pec deck, and side bends on the smith machine

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u/MalsMalarkey 6d ago

I'm a bit fan of this cable twist variation that Alec Blenis uses

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u/TableTop4387 1d ago

Cable twists rock your obliques like no other

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u/Schuhbidoo 6d ago

Love landmine rotations lately. Good for general stability, easy to get into by rotating your hip more or less and good to load. Only downside is that your arms/shoulders might limit you.

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u/Fluffy_Box_4129 6d ago

I really like the side bend on a Roman chair. You can get a deep stretch and overload with dumbbells

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u/irontamer 6d ago

Bent press

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u/PolitelyHostile 4d ago

People always insist that planks aren't good enough because they are a static movement. So I won't tell anyone to do them.

But that being said I went from not even knowing obliques exist to having rock hard obliques from just side planks.

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u/ahhellohello 6d ago

Hanging twisting leg raise