Oblique Crunches - On The Floor

What it is

This movement is a foundational core exercise targeting your abdominal muscles, primarily the obliques. You lie on your side and crunch your upper body, emphasizing the lateral contraction of your torso. It's an effective beginner-level isolation exercise for building foundational core strength.

Technique tips

• Lie on your side with knees slightly bent and stacked.
• Support your head gently with your upper hand, avoid pulling the neck.
• Focus on lifting your elbow straight up, engaging your side obliques.
• Exhale as you crunch upwards, feeling a strong contraction.
• Inhale slowly as you control your return to the starting position.
• Avoid using momentum; keep the movement slow and deliberate.

How to track your progress

Log reps, and add the extra load if you wear a belt or a vest. Straddly counts your bodyweight in the estimated max, so added weight and extra reps both show up as progress, and new records are flagged during the session.