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obliques·core

Oblique crunch

Side-lying flexion with elbow reaching toward hip — targets external obliques.

Real movement reference — Free Exercise DB (CC0).

Highlighted: primary muscle (bright), supporting muscles (light).

Difficulty

1/5

none

Secondary muscles

core

Form cues

1Cross top leg over the other
2Lift only with the oblique
3Pause 1 second at top

Common mistakes

Pulling with the neck
Using momentum

Contraindications

Skip or modify this move if you have:

Lower back injury
Diastasis recti

Oblique crunch · Volya