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SIDE BENDS
« on: December 26, 2005, 09:08:58 PM »
I WANT TO GET RID OF MY SIDE FAT OBLIQUES. CAN I USE A 10 LB WEIGHT AND DO SIDE BENDS  WITH HIGH REPS. EACH SIDE 30 REPS. 

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Re: SIDE BENDS
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2005, 10:54:44 PM »
I WANT TO GET RID OF MY SIDE FAT OBLIQUES. CAN I USE A 10 LB WEIGHT AND DO SIDE BENDS  WITH HIGH REPS. EACH SIDE 30 REPS. 
You can't spot reduce fat that way... the only way that fat is going to disappear is a solid diet and cardio regimen.  Without it, I don't care how many side bends you do, the fat won't go away.

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Re: SIDE BENDS
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2005, 04:48:50 AM »
It's true. Doing lots of sidebends can actually increase the muscle size-keep the resistance lowand reps high on obliques work.

Diet & cardio primarily are the factors-address these and bodyfat and waist size goes down.

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Re: SIDE BENDS
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2005, 06:50:40 AM »
High reps with low resistance will definitely help, but if the diet's not improved and/or cardio's not done, there'll still be a layer of flab over the muscles.

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Re: SIDE BENDS
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2005, 05:13:41 PM »
Really no need to do direct oblique focus movements, weither it be side bends, bar twist, etc. High reps are just wasting time if you want to lose fat around that area. Watching  and adjusting the diet has the most bearing on the fat content around the powerful oblique muscles. If you want extreme core strength ( lower back, abs & obliques for example) for heavy lifting and athletics than by all means use a DB and alternate side bends from side to side. Using a 100lb DB + after a short period of time is not out of the question for these short range & powerful muscles. For most men the obliques are not a potentionally large muscle group (as are the abs not overly large by nature) even when well developed and general ab work has a strong bearing on them. Obliques are worked with most exercises anyway, from overhead lifting, cleans, DL's, squats, all forms of pulls/chins,, rows,etc. Also included is boxing &  martial arts where quickness & twisting  in throwing a blow is vital, even leg/knee strikes. One of the better core strength (oblique/abs/lower back) exercises is the old one arm bent press, a real athletic challenge as well as the alternate overhead DB side press.The ancient Greek and Roman cultures regarded a heavy set of obliques as a very masculine trait. Good Luck.

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Re: SIDE BENDS
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2005, 08:36:29 PM »
I WANT TO GET RID OF MY SIDE FAT OBLIQUES. CAN I USE A 10 LB WEIGHT AND DO SIDE BENDS  WITH HIGH REPS. EACH SIDE 30 REPS. 

A little lesson in anatomy. Side bends do not work your obliques. The obliques do not function that way. They work to twist your body like when doing a twisting crunch or to stabilize such as when doing a plank or T-Stand (which I recommend). What most people feel when doing obliques is one side stretching and the other pinching and confuse these sensations for the obliques working. In actuallity, deep back muscles are doing the work.

Cut you calories, do some cardio and be patient!!!

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Re: SIDE BENDS
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2005, 08:14:21 AM »
if i were to do my obliques in such a way with a 20-25lb 1-2 times a week would that be excessive, i already include it along with my cardio and have been doing it for a while. Has this been redundent? Thanks in advance
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Re: SIDE BENDS
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2005, 12:22:11 PM »
SOmething guys would do for 30 minutes to an hour at a time back in the day were twists.  We would stand or sit and just take a broom stick or bar and twist.  The important thing is to make sure you keep your head facing forward and not turn with your body.  Bring the stick or bar all the around till it at least is end is directly in front of you.  Do a ton of these. They help developed the obliques and strengthen the lower back and increases flexiability.