We had to do these for school once (forgot how to do them) and my gym teacher thought I’d need the easier version and then my leg flexibility kicked in (I’m a gymnast) and she got proved wrong, I was slightly overweight and she fat shamed kids (she got fired) and she got mad when I did them so well
how effective is this exercise? is there better ways to work your obliques? Im still trying to make an abs workout scheme that can give me the best results
DISCLAIMER: I am NOT a professional. Below is just what I've seen in other videos, so take my advice with a grain of salt and do your own research on proper form etc. Proceed at your own risk. The effectiveness depends on how much tension you can put in the muscle. To make this exercise harder, you can try keeping your upper arm straight (longer lever) or lifting both legs together. You can also lean onto the back a bit more (so the stomach is facing diagonally between sideways and up), so you can bend more comfortably and lift the legs higher. In that position, try reaching with the hand towards your toes up in the air. This variation also works the front abs (rectus abdominis). You can also try cross-body jackknives, which work the obliques in a twisting motion (this exercise uses the bending motion). Then there are the various hanging exercises: hanging knee circles, hanging cross-body knee raises, hanging leg circles (with both legs together if you want to work the obliques), and finally hanging cross-body leg raises, where you try to lift the legs across the body, towards each hand on the bar (or a bit further out to the side). All of these work the twisting motion. For a bending motion hanging exercise, there is hanging side crunches. Finally, you can also try the isometric versions of these exercises, where you hold for time instead of reps, trying to squeeze the muscle as hard as you can for as long as you can. And also dynamic balance exercises, which train the stabilization function of your core or other muscles. All of these are advanced exercises, so beginners should work their way up with easier exercises first.
We had to do these for school once (forgot how to do them) and my gym teacher thought I’d need the easier version and then my leg flexibility kicked in (I’m a gymnast) and she got proved wrong, I was slightly overweight and she fat shamed kids (she got fired) and she got mad when I did them so well
Fucking slayed bro, glad she got fired
how effective is this exercise? is there better ways to work your obliques? Im still trying to make an abs workout scheme that can give me the best results
Have you found a workout scheme yet?
DISCLAIMER: I am NOT a professional. Below is just what I've seen in other videos, so take my advice with a grain of salt and do your own research on proper form etc. Proceed at your own risk.
The effectiveness depends on how much tension you can put in the muscle. To make this exercise harder, you can try keeping your upper arm straight (longer lever) or lifting both legs together. You can also lean onto the back a bit more (so the stomach is facing diagonally between sideways and up), so you can bend more comfortably and lift the legs higher. In that position, try reaching with the hand towards your toes up in the air. This variation also works the front abs (rectus abdominis). You can also try cross-body jackknives, which work the obliques in a twisting motion (this exercise uses the bending motion).
Then there are the various hanging exercises: hanging knee circles, hanging cross-body knee raises, hanging leg circles (with both legs together if you want to work the obliques), and finally hanging cross-body leg raises, where you try to lift the legs across the body, towards each hand on the bar (or a bit further out to the side). All of these work the twisting motion. For a bending motion hanging exercise, there is hanging side crunches.
Finally, you can also try the isometric versions of these exercises, where you hold for time instead of reps, trying to squeeze the muscle as hard as you can for as long as you can. And also dynamic balance exercises, which train the stabilization function of your core or other muscles.
All of these are advanced exercises, so beginners should work their way up with easier exercises first.
Thank you bruh