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Thoughts on oblique exercises?

Posted on 5/9/18 at 8:34 pm
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 5/9/18 at 8:34 pm
I know a lot of people do weighted side bends

I've seen some people say that those are not very good for your back

What is your preferred method of working this area? Side planks? Side crunches?
Posted by oleyeller
Vols, Bitch
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 5/9/18 at 8:50 pm to
quote:

weighted side bends


all i really do. 70lb kettlebell
Posted by JamesLang
Member since Mar 2018
388 posts
Posted on 5/9/18 at 8:53 pm to
Don’t you have scoliosis? So you won’t deadlift, but this seems okay? Son, I want to slap you right now.

Why do you want to do oblique exercises?
This post was edited on 5/9/18 at 8:55 pm
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
173651 posts
Posted on 5/9/18 at 8:55 pm to
quote:

Don’t you have scoliosis? So you won’t deadlift, but this seems okay?

It's actually why I'm asking

The side bends seem like a terrible idea for me personally and looking to see if there is a more suitable alternative
Posted by JamesLang
Member since Mar 2018
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Posted on 5/9/18 at 8:58 pm to
But why?
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
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Posted on 5/9/18 at 9:08 pm to
look up the pallof press. Would be easy on your scoliosis
Posted by Powerman
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Posted on 5/9/18 at 9:15 pm to
Why what?
Posted by Rep520
Member since Mar 2018
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Posted on 5/9/18 at 9:26 pm to
Why ask why? Try Bud Dry.

Pallof press and suitcase farmers walk are my two favorites. Unless you're an athlete who plays a sport that involves flexion or rotation, I think anti-flexion and anti-rotation are more beneficial for the average person.
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 5/9/18 at 9:28 pm to
I'm hoping to get back into tennis if I can find someone to play with. That seems to be a challenge in itself
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 5/9/18 at 9:33 pm to
I never work them but when I tried heavy one armed BB hold (like a single arm Farmers walk) it would work them.
Posted by LSUfan20005
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 5/10/18 at 6:07 am to
Google "power athlete captain Morgan's"
Posted by LSUmakemewanna
Houston, TX
Member since Aug 2010
1755 posts
Posted on 5/10/18 at 11:24 am to
Fella by the name of Tim Swords did a Clean and Jerk clinic at my box a few weekends ago. We went over a few accessory movements he insisted on us doing regularly and side bends was one of them.
Posted by ThePoo
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Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:38 pm to
Abs do not have to be complicated, it is all about the burn and eating right. You dont really need weights at all really for them

Standard Oblique Crunches (on a decline bench for a quicker burn)
bicylce crunches
Hand to foot crunches
Use the dip rack to do knee left crunches on an angle

Hernias are no joke
This post was edited on 5/10/18 at 12:42 pm
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