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Oblique Crunch

🏋️ Calisthenics / Bodyweight · Core

Also known as: oblique crunches, side crunch, side crunches

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Reps
/oblique_crunches 15
also valid: /oblique-crunches 15 · /oblique crunches 15
Sets × Reps
/oblique_crunches 3x10
also valid: /oblique-crunches 3x10 · /oblique crunches 3x10 · /log oblique_crunches 3x10
Sets × Reps @ Weight
/oblique_crunches 3x10@45
also valid: /oblique-crunches 3x10@45 · /oblique crunches 3x10@45 · /log oblique_crunches 3x10@45

Underscores, dashes, and spaces are interchangeable — every spelling above logs the same exercise.

Demonstration

Oblique Crunch demonstration animation
Demo: Oblique Crunch V. 2 — © Gym visual

How to perform

🎯 AbsObliques🛠 Body Weight
  1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground.
  2. Place your hands behind your head or cross them over your chest.
  3. Engage your abs and lift your shoulder blades off the ground, rotating your torso to one side.
  4. Pause for a moment, then lower your shoulder blades back down to the starting position.
  5. Repeat on the other side.
  6. Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.

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