An obvious oblique exercise

[Neal Winkler]

Here's a really good BW oblique exercise that seems like it should be in the book. I wonder why Coach Sommer does not use this exercise or at least did not put it in the book.

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Where would you put it in the progressions?

Later today I'm going to try a version where the legs and torso are hanging off the edge. I'll report back and let you know how it goes.

[sasquatch]

I think the flag is better because you have to tense your whole body to keep it up. That seems more like an isolation exercise.

[Neal Winkler]

Of course the flag is better (harder).

[Razz]

you can do crunches like that aswell going all the way down and then up (dah-ah).

[Philip Chubb]

Even if you got to the point of doing these with weights, I don't think you would have the needed strength in the shoulder girdle to do a side lever. This exercise also wouldn't help you attain that needed strength.

[Neal Winkler]

Even if you got to the point of doing these with weights, I don't think you would have the needed strength in the shoulder girdle to do a side lever. This exercise also wouldn't help you attain that needed strength.

Obviously. Since hardly any of the oblique variations in BtGB develop shoulder strength, that isn't really a problem for the exercise.

[Razz]

Yeah, the shoulder strength for side levers will come from all the lever/planche and HS work. I do these with 10-20kg plates so I do believe it falls quite early in the oblique category.

[Blairbob]

Well, many gymnasts will work side crunches or side hollow holds or lifts. It might work to do these under a low balance beams or with a spotter or maybe a set of stall bars.

Then again, at home, many won't have access to these. Not a bread and butter technique.

There is something in the GB warmup for obliques.