Oblique exercises
The obliques at your sides twist and bend your trunk, and stop it twisting when you don't want it to. Side planks, one-sided carries, anti-rotation presses and controlled twists all train them.
26 exercises
Bicycle Crunch
Obliques, Abs
Bodyweight
Cable Low-to-High Woodchop
Obliques
Cable Machine or Resistance Bands
Cable Pallof Press
Obliques, Deep Core
Cable Machine or Resistance Bands
Cable Side Bend
Obliques
Cable Machine
Cable Woodchop
Obliques
Cable Machine or Resistance Bands
Copenhagen Plank
Hip Adductors, Obliques
Adjustable Bench or Flat Bench
Cross-Body Mountain Climber
Obliques, Abs
Bodyweight
Dumbbell Side Bend
Obliques
Dumbbells
Hanging Oblique Knee Raise
Obliques, Abs
Pull-Up Bar
Kettlebell Windmill
Obliques, Deep Core
Kettlebell
Kneeling Side Plank
Obliques, Deep Core
Bodyweight
Landmine Rotation
Obliques
Barbell & Plates · Landmine Attachment
Lying Windshield Wiper
Obliques, Abs
Bodyweight
Open Book
Upper Back, Obliques
Bodyweight
Plank Shoulder Tap
Obliques, Deep Core
Bodyweight
Russian Twist
Obliques
Bodyweight
Seated Spinal Twist
Obliques
Bodyweight
Shadow Boxing
Front Delts, Obliques
Bodyweight
Side Plank
Obliques, Deep Core
Bodyweight
Side Plank Hip Dip
Obliques
Bodyweight
Standing Side Bend Stretch
Obliques
Bodyweight
Standing Trunk Rotation
Obliques
Bodyweight
Suitcase Carry
Obliques, Forearms
Dumbbells or Kettlebell
Suitcase Deadlift
Glutes, Hamstrings, Obliques
Dumbbells or Kettlebell
Supine Spinal Twist
Obliques, Lower Back, Glutes
Bodyweight
Turkish Get-Up
Deep Core, Obliques, Front Delts
Dumbbells or Kettlebell