The obliques function to pull the chest downwards and compress the abdominal wall. It also has some actions in both flexion and rotation of the vertebral column. The obliques contracting on one side can create lateral flexion on that side.
The internal obliques are muscles located underneath the external obliques. The external obliques are more superficial and run diagonally on the sides of the abdomen, while the internal obliques are deeper and run perpendicular to the external obliques. Both muscles help with twisting and bending movements, but the internal obliques also aid in breathing and trunk stability.
The rectus abdominus muscles are media to the obliques. They lie closer to the midline than the obliques, which are lateral.
The oblique muscles help a person twist and bend at the torso. Strong obliques are good for supporting the lower back. Another name for obliques is side abdominals.
External Obliques
The woodchopper exercise targets the obliques, which are the muscles on the sides of the abdomen.
All four groups are involved, but the motion to the sides is the transverse abdominal muscles.
Muscles that flex the knee are the hamstrings which include your semitendinosus, semimembranosus and biceps femoris musces. Muscles that extend the knee are the quadriceps muscles which includes your vastus lateralis obliques, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis obliques and your rectus femoris.
Forearm muscles, biceps, deltoids, abdominal muscles, and obliques.
biceps, obliques,quads and abs
External and internal obliques Pectoral major Deltoids
Your abdomen muscles are included in the lower torso as well as your obliques.
Pull-ups primarily target the muscles in the back, shoulders, and arms, rather than the obliques. To specifically work the obliques, exercises like side bends or Russian twists are more effective.