Try the Best Abdominal Exercise to Target Your Obliques.

You might find that the best abdominal exercise to target your obliques is with an incline bench or exercise ball. Here is a series of ab exercises using an inclined sit-up bench and note that the twisting motion in some exercises brings the obliques into play.

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Best Abdominal Exercise - Twisting Sit Up

Sit down on a level sit-up board and hook your feet under the strap. With your knees slightly bent, put your hands behind your head and place your chin on your chest. Twist your upper body to the right. Holding this twisted position, inhale and lower your torso down until your lower back touches the board. Return to the starting position and exhale.

Do the prescribed number of reps on the right side then change the twist of your torso to the left and repeat.

Best Abdominal Exercise - Incline Twisting Sit Up

This time, incline the sit-up board on a 25-30 degree angle. Sit down on the board and hook your feet under the strap at the upper end. With your knees slightly bent, put your hands behind your head and place your chin on your chest. Twist your torso to the right and hold this position. Inhale and lower your torso down until your lower back touches the board. Return to the starting position and exhale.

Do the prescribed number of reps on the right side and then change the twist of your torso to the left and repeat the repetitions.

Best Abdominal Exercise - Incline Arms Extended Bent Knee Compound Sit-Up

Set your sit-up board on a 25 - 30 degree angle. Sit down on the board and hook your feet under the strap at the upper end of the board. With your knees bent at about 45 degrees, extend your arms above your head with your elbows locked straight.

Twist your upper body to a slight right angle. Holding this position, inhale and lower your torso down until your lower back touches the board. Return to a position at the top with your arms out stretched in front of you over and past your right thigh and foot and exhale.

Inhale again and lower your torso down until your lower back touches the board and then come straight up with your arms out-stretched in front of you to the sides of your upper thighs and past your feet and exhale.

Inhale again and lower your body straight down until your lower back touches the board and then twist your upper body to a slight left angle and return to the top position with your arms outstretched in front of you over your left upper thigh and past your left foot.

Back again to the middle and then to the right.. The movement goes: right, center, left, center, right, center, left, center.

Best Abdominal Exercise - Bent Knee Arms Extended Compound Sit-Up

Sit down on a sit-up board and hook your feet under the strap. With your knees bent to about 45 degrees, extend your arms straight up and lock your elbows straight. Twist your upper body to a slight right angle. Holding this position, inhale and lower your torso down until your lower back touches the board.

Return to a position at the tip with both arms outstretched in front of your over and past your tight upper thigh and foot and then exhale.

Inhale again and lower your torso down until your lower back touches the board and then come straight up with your arms outstretched in front of you to the sides of your upper thighs and past your feet and exhale.

Inhale again and lower your body straight down until your lower back touches the board and then twist your upper body to a slight left angle and return to the top position with your arms outstretched in front of you over your left upper thigh and past your left foot.

Back again to the middle ant then to the right. The movement goes: right, center, lerft, center, right, center, left, center.

Best Abdominal Exercise - Weighted Bent Knee Compound Sit-Up

Sit down on a sit-up board and hook your feet under th strap. With your knees bent to about 45 degrees, place a weight behind your head and your chin on your chest. Twist your upper body to the right. Holding this position, inhale and lower your torso until your lower back touches the board. Return to the starting position and exhale.

Now inhale and lower your torso straight back and down until your lower back touches the board. Return to the starting position and exhale. Now the lame movement to the left side and back to starting position. The movement goes: right, center, left, center, right , center, left, center.

Best Abdominal Exercise - Nonsupported Bent Knee Arms Extended Sit-Up

Sit on the floor and bend your knees to about 45 degrees. Place your arms above your head with your elbows locked straight. Inhale and lower your torso down until your lower back touches the floor. Now raise your torso straight up until your outstretched arms are above your feet and exhale. Your arms will be to the outside of your thighs at the top position.

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