Although I personally favour doing exercises that develop deep core muscles over building a six-pack, I won’t deny I like to work both. One area I love focusing on in particular is my obliques. Why?

IF YOU ARE focused on building a strong, functional core, you need to know what muscles you're working so hard to sculpt. There are the six-pack muscles (the rectus abdominis) trained with spinal ...

Are you looking to develop a stronger core but only have access to resistance bands? No problem! Luckily, resistance bands are a versatile piece of equipment that can add resistance to simple ab ...

You want that perfectly chiseled six-pack, the ripped set washboard abs right out of superhero movies and underwear commercials. So you start doing sit-ups. And at some point, you realize you want to ...

The obliques are major muscles in the abdominal area. There are two types — internal and external obliques — that extend diagonally from the ribs to the pelvis, according to the Cleveland Clinic. The ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Your obliques are the core ...