External Oblique
Anatomy, function and the kettlebell exercises that train the external oblique.
- Body region
- Trunk (lateral)
- Muscle group
- Abdominals
What the external oblique does
Spinal rotation and lateral flexion, contralateral rotator.
Kettlebell exercises that train the external oblique
25 exercises from our biomechanical library, ordered by how primarily they load this muscle.
- Turkish Get-Upprimary
- Single Arm Reverse Curtsy Get-Upprimary
- Double Kettlebell Reverse Ninety-Ninety Get-Upprimary
- Double Kettlebell Racked Curtsy Get-Upprimary
- Double Kettlebell Ninety Ninety Get-Upprimary
- Woodchopperprimary
- Bent Pressprimary
- Single Arm Sportstyle Jerkstabilizer
- Single Arm Pendulum Full Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Hip Hinge Half Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Strict Shoulder Pressstabilizer
- Single Arm Lateral Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Hip Hinge Full Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Dead Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Dead Start Swingsnatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Pendulum Snatchstabilizer
- Single Kettlebell Alternating Strict Shoulder Pressstabilizer
- Single Arm Hardstyle Full Snatch (StrongFirst)stabilizer
- Single Arm Hardstyle Half Snatch (StrongFirst)stabilizer
- Single Arm Half Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Pendulum Half Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Surrenderstabilizer
- Single Arm Bent Side Curlstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Suitcase Deadliftstabilizer
- Single Arm Stiff-Legged Flared Bent-Over Rowstabilizer
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