Home workout: 16 powerful exercises for the lateral abdominal muscles

No dull repetitions

To bring some variety to your training routine, today we present you a workout especially for the lateral abdominal muscles. The best thing about it: It works completely without boring exercise repetitions, because fitness trainer Lea Light has 16 strong exercises in her luggage for you!

All you need to get started right away are ten minutes and a fitness mat .

16 exercises for the lateral abdominal muscles

With the following 16 varied exercises you will make your obliques burn.

This is how the abs workout is structured: After 30 seconds of exercise, there is always ten seconds of pause, during which you will receive our Coach Lea Light already explains the next exercise to you.

Important: During all exercises, your core is as tightly tensed as possible and the back always straight.

1. Exercise: Russian Twist

Your stomach is firm, your back is long. Make sure you breathe deeply – and smile, this is just the beginning.

2. Exercise: Elbow to Knee

Exhale as you come forward, making sure that your chest is open and your navel pulls inwards.

3. Exercise: Side Plank (left)

Please do not drop your shoulders forward and your body forms a straight line .

4. Exercise: Side plank plus hip dips (left)

With the upward movement you exhale.

5. Exercise: Side Plank Knee to Elbow (left)

Make sure that the posture is straight and that your body stays straight.

6. Exercise: Crunches diagonally

Keep your legs at a 90-degree angle.

7. Exercise: Pendulum

At the lowest point of the pendulum, tighten your abdominal muscles as tightly as possible to gain control keep. The exercise becomes even more intense with long legs.

8th. Exercise: Side Plank (right)

Make sure that the middle of the body is also firm on the right side. Work slowly and cleanly, then the exercise will be even more effective.

9. Exercise: Side plank plus hip dips (right)

With the upward movement you exhale. You can also tense your buttocks, then you will automatically stay straight.

10. Exercise: Side Plank Knee to Elbow (right)

We can’t repeat it often enough – but it can is now a stomach workout: Your stomach is tight the whole time.

11. Exercise: Crunch Variation “Reaching for the Stars”

With this exercise you get the stars together with Lea from heaven – it’s worth it, hold on and breathe. Use this less strenuous exercise calmly to deepen your breathing.

12. Exercise: heel crunch

Pull your toes up and remove your shoulders from the mat.

13. Exercise: Single Leg Raises (right)

Press your lower back firmly on the floor.

14th Exercise: Single Leg Raises (left)

Here, too, make sure not to fall into a hollow back.

15. Exercise: Quadruped Twist

Your back is long, most of the weight rests on your arms and hands. Come on, you’re almost there!

16. Exercise: Plank Hip Dips

Give it your all again in this last exercise!

And if you haven’t had enough yet, complete a second round of the entire workout or hang in Training especially for the straight abdominal muscles on the back.

But don’t forget, in the long term too to train the opponent: your back . This is how you avoid imbalances and postural errors.