Should you train your obliques?

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The video addresses a common fitness question with clear explanations and actionable advice, using visual aids to demonstrate the concepts. The creator's direct-to-camera style and the use of on-screen text make the information easily digestible and engaging for viewers interested in fitness.

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The video discusses whether training obliques is beneficial for aesthetics and athletic performance. It explains that while not essential for an aesthetic physique, oblique training can improve trunk stiffness, prevent unwanted twisting, and enhance lifting performance. The creator suggests focusing on lateral flexion exercises like side crunches or using a machine for better results.

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1Questioning oblique training
2Explaining benefits for aesthetics and performance
3Discussing oblique functions (rotation and lateral flexion)
4Recommending exercises for lateral flexion
5Concluding with advice for maximizing development

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Should you train your obliques? Why are you CRUNCHING that way? It's Optimal. Doing an AB CRUNCH to the side causes... Increased OBLIQUE involvement resulting in... Potential Increase in Trunk Stiffness Intra Abdominal Pressure Preventing unwanted twisting and side bending This may IMPROVE Force Transfer Lifting Performance Posture So train your OLBIQUES for... BETTER GROWTH PRO SHOULD YOU BE TRAINING YOUR OBLIQUES? YES AND NO IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT YOUR GOALS ARE IS TO HAVE AN AESTHETIC PHYSIQUE IT ISN'T THE MOST NEEDED THING BUT YES IT CAN HELP NO TRAINING YOUR OBLIQUES DOES NOT MAKE YOUR WAIST WIDER MAYBE BY A FEW CENTIMETRES BUT THE AESTHETIC OF HAVING IT MORE WILL OUTWEIGH THOSE FEW CENTIMETRES UM ALSO IT WILL HELP A LOT IF YOU DO SPORTS OR ANYTHING ATHLETIC LIKE THAT STRONGER CORE IN GENERAL BUT HOW SHOULD YOU ACTUALLY GO ABOUT TRAINING YOUR WELL YOUR OBLIQUE HAS TWO FUNCTIONS ONE BEING KIND OF TRUNK ROTATION BEING LATERAL FLEXION SO HOW SHOULD YOU TRAIN THESE THE EXERCISES HE WAS SHOWING IS REALLY GOOD AT LATERAL FLEXION AND FOR MOST PEOPLE THIS WILL BE ENOUGH JUST KIND OF DOING A SIDEWAYS CRUNCH TO TRAIN THAT LATERAL FLEXION COMPONENT OF YOUR YOU REALLY WANTED TO SQUEEZE OUT AND MAXIMISE YOUR DEVELOPMENT YOU COULD DO TRUNK ROTATION HOLDING PEC DECK AND THEN ROTATING OR IF YOU HAVE A MACHINE BETTER SO YEAH HOPE THIS HELPS HOPE THIS HELPS

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PRO SHOULD YOU BE TRAINJNG YOUR OBLIQUES? YES AND NO IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT YOUR GOALS ARE IS TO HAVE AN AESTHETIC PHYSIQUE IT ISN'T THE MOST NEEDED THING BUT YES IT CAN HELP NO TRAINING YOUR OBLIQUES DOES NOT MAKE YOUR WAIST WIDER MAYBE BY A FEW CENTIMETRES BUT THE AESTHETIC OF HAVING IT MORE WILL OUTWEIGH THOSE FEW CENTIMETRES UM ALSO IT WILL HELP A LOT IF YOU DO SPORTS OR ANYTHING ATHLETIC LIKE THAT STRONGER CORE IN GENERAL BUT HOW SHOULD YOU ACTUALLY GO ABOUT TRAINING YOUR WELL YOUR OBLIQUE HAS TWO FUNCTIONS ONE BEING KIND OF TRUNK ROTATION BEING LATERAL FLEXION SO HOW SHOULD YOU TRAIN THESE THE EXERCISES HE WAS SHOWING IS REALLY GOOD AT LATERAL FLEXION AND FOR MOST PEOPLE THIS WILL BE ENOUGH JUST KIND OF DOING A SIDEWAYS CRUNCH TO TRAIN THAT LATERAL FLEXION COMPONENT OF YOUR YOU REALLY WANTED TO SQUEEZE OUT AND MAXIMISE YOUR DEVELOPMENT YOU COULD DO TRUNK ROTATION HOLDING PEC DECK AND THEN ROTATING OR IF YOU HAVE A MACHINE BETTER SO YEAH HOPE THIS HELPS HOPE THIS HELPS