Oblique External


Summary

Location: In the abdomen, on the sides and front of the abdominal wall, forming diagonal fibers.

Information

Group: Abdominals
Subgroup: Obliques
Side(s) of body: Front, Back
Function/action: Trunk Flexor, Trunk Rotator, Abdominal Compressor, Forced Expiration Assistor

Details

Joint: Thoracic, Lumbar
Bone: Thoracic Vertebrae, Lumbar Vertebrae
Origin: External surfaces of lower eight ribs.
Insertion: Linea alba, pubic crest, and anterior iliac crest.

Exercises

Primary muscle in: Cable Woodchopper, Dumbbell Side Bend, Hyperextension Bench Side Bend, Archer Push Up, Close Grip Push Up, Decline Push Up, Incline Push Up, One Arm Push Up, Push Up, Wide Grip Push Up, Bodyweight Side Bend, Russian Twist, Side Crunch, Floor Hip Extension, Renegade Row, Pike Push Up, Diamond Push Up, Mountain Climber, Squat Thrust, Burpee
Secondary muscle in: Hyperextension, Conventional Deadlift, Lying Leg Raise, Reverse Situp, Hanging Knee Raise, Sumo Deadlift, Single Leg Reverse Situp, Cable Reverse Squat, Kneeling Cable Crunch, Hanging Leg Raise, Toes To Bar, Seated Machine Back Extension, Deficit Conventional Deadlift, Deficit Sumo Deadlift, Dumbbell Deadlift, Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift, Pause Deadlift, Romanian Deadlift, Single Leg Deadlift, Single Leg Dumbbell Deadlift, Single Leg Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift, Single Leg Romanian Deadlift, Stiff Leg Conventional Deadlift, Trap Bar Deadlift, Barbell Lunge, Barbell Reverse Lunge, Bulgarian Split Squat, Dumbbell Bulgarian Split Squat, Dumbbell Lunge, Dumbbell Reverse Lunge, Dumbbell Split Squat, Split Squat, Standing Knee Raise, Decline Sit Up, Machine Seated Crunch, Sit Up, Standing Cable Crunch, Standing Leg Raise, Superman, Crunch, Decline Crunch, Ab Wheel Rollout, Behind The Back Deadlift, Block Pull, Snatch Grip Deadlift, Stiff Leg Sumo Deadlift, Good Morning, Jefferson Deadlift, Flutter Kick, Scissor Kick, Bodyweight Lunge, Bodyweight Reverse Lunge, Bodyweight Split Squat, Bicycle Crunch, Inverted Row, Table Inverted Row, Jefferson Squat, Clean, Dumbbell Hang Clean, Hang Clean, Hang Power Clean, Power Clean, Clean and Jerk, Clean and Press, Dumbbell Clean and Press, Above Knee Rack Pull, Zercher Deadlift, Clean High Pull, Clean Pull, Dumbbell High Pull, Snatch Pull, Bodyweight Walking Lunge, Mountain Climber, Dumbbell Snatch, Hang Snatch, Muscle Snatch, Power Snatch, Snatch