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Oblique Crunch
4 steps Updated 29/08/2026
Oblique Crunch is a resistance exercise targeting Obliques (External Obliques, Internal Obliques).
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How to perform it
- Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Place your hands behind your head, keeping your elbows wide.
- Engage your core muscles and lift your upper back off the floor, rotating your abdomen to raise your right elbow towards the ceiling.
- Squeeze your obliques at the top of the movement and slowly lower your upper back to the starting position with control.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch sides to work the opposite oblique.
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Variations and related exercises
45 Degree Bicycle Twist Knee to Elbow
45 Degree Bicycle Twisting
45 Degree Bicycle Twisting Crunch
45 Degree Side Bend
Last updated: 29/08/2026
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