Question about the obliques

[Achilles]

Will your waist become bigger when training your obiques..? Because i dont wanna get a big waist. Is this true or is it a myth..?

 

[Glex]

I think it has more to do with how your obliques are shaped and where they insert. If I'm at a high bodyfat%, I find training abs helps firm everything up a bit and make me look like I have a smaller waist. Ironically, when I'm at a lower bodyfat%, sometimes training abs makes my obliques stick out a little more and make me look like I have a larger waist. But at that point my waist is already pretty small and it doesn't look bad...girls like that look anyway

You're not going to start looking like Ronnie and Jay from doing some side bends, though. The difference is going to be in fractions of an inch or maybe an inch, not inches.

 

[Deathmaggot]

yes they do, look at some fitness models, they have more width

 

[Rocky]

^That's one shot. Plus I think his lack of back width isn't helping.
I think it'll only really make much difference if you're doing weighted exercises for them. If not then it'll probably hjelp keep the area tight. It's one of the areas you don't want to put size on just detail so don't do any weighted exercises and you should be fine.

 

[Deathmaggot]

well rocky is right, its only 1 pic and you must exercice them, if not for volume, just to make stronger to support all the other exercices and support that area of the body, but as rocky said, do it without weight

 

[Glex]

Yes, obviously don't use weight if you want to keep your obliques tight.

And like I said, if you shave off an inch, maybe two from that fitness model's waist circumference, he'd have a perfectly straight trunk.

 

[TJ]

There's no reason to train obliques. Obliques will get hit hard enough with squats and deadlifts.

 

[Glex]

^^ But I only do curls and bench press

I can tell a difference when I train obliques, though I suppose when you're bulking it really isn't as important.

 

[tim290280]

If you add any significant mass to your waist from doing oblique exercises I would be very suprised.

Your more likely to notice fat deposition there if your BF% raises a small amount.

 

[RY.]

You should work out obliques and serratus.

 

[improver101]

Exercise Targeting Upper Obliques directly without big wasist

ve been looking to target upper obliques without the lower for the "V" shape and found this: What do you think from Improver101..............

The first abdominal exercise is one that I call the "Stretched Flying Cable Crunch." It is done using the Cable Crossover machine. This exercise allows you to place direct tension on the upper oblique area to sides of the upper
abs where the obliques form the "fingers" that truly finish a physique.

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Start by attaching two single handles to the high pulleys of the crossover machine. You will be using a moderately heavy weight for the exercise itself but you can start light to get an idea of the movement first.

Grasping the two handles, kneel down then walk a few steps forward on your knees. As you kneel down, you will need to rotate your shoulders so that your arms are being stretched behind your back (your palms will be facing up in
this position). The reason you want to step forward a bit is to get a better stretch on the obliques.

From this position, you can perform one of three movements: a cable crunch straight forward, a side crunch to the left or a side crunch to the right. The angle of the cables form a direct line of pull for the obliques on the opposing side of the body, e.g. when you side crunch to the left, the right pulley has a direct line of pull on the left obliques.

I've found that a good way to execute this exercise is to cycle between the three movements during the set - do one crunch to the front, one to the left, one to the front, one to the right, one to the front, one back to the left, etc. This will give you a balanced workload on the abs. You can also choose to just focus on the obliques by going back and forth between the two sides.

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[improver101]

last pic

 

[Zigurd]

Some people have genetically SHITTY obliques, like me. I have a womans waist if I don`t train obliques. My toraxic cage and my hips create a sunken cavern where my obliques should be.