Oblique Twist question..

tricia

tricia

Cathlete
Hi Cathe-thanks for answering my question earlier on the PS series. As they say-The tapes are in the mail!!

Today's question is something I've wondered about every time I do the move, then I forget to ask. When doing oblique work with one leg crossed over the other, crunching the opposite elbow towards the knee - Where should this work be felt? With the left leg on right knee, right shoulder/elbow lifting, for instance...
Should I feel this in my left or right oblique? If I think about it while I'm doing the move, it seems like it's on both sides.
Ever heard the expression "I think you're overthinkin' it"? Can you clear this up for me, it drives me nuts...Thanks!
Tricia
 
Just bringing this to the top. If anyone besides Cathe can answer this, I'd be greatful....
Tricia
 
I'm sure Cathe will politely tell me I'm wrong ;-), but here's what I think (and I did have to give it some thought!):
I think that when you have your right leg crossed over your left knee, and you are bringing your left shoulder up and then towards your right crossed leg, you are working your right oblique. The reason I thnk this is not because I can feel it there, but because in one of Cathe's tapes, she has you put your hand in that indentation (what indentation?!;-) ) to feel it working.
I think.
Maybe.
Wendy
 
Good question

I think that Wendy is probably correct.



[font color=green]BETSY[/font]
 
I too have wondered about this! At times I can feel it on both sides, while other times I feel it in one place. It seems that often I feel it on the right side when I twist in either direction. I always try to force myself to move in such a way that I feel it equally in the left side. Why would I feel it only on the right? Is that my stronger side?
I think I probably confused people even further! Hopefully Cathe can help!
 
I agree with miss Wendy. When you twist up and over, the emphasis should be on the oblique on the side you are lifting towards. You may be lifting more emphasis "up" towards the ceiling than over--think about it the next time you do the move. Keep that bent-elbow arm supporting the head "open". (You should just barely be able to see it in your peripheral vision if you look out of the corner of your eye.) Most of us are also stronger on one side and tend to compensate.
Oblique work (ab work for that matter) can be very very subtle. It is easy to use other muscles to "cheat" the move without even meaning to. As others stated, try putting your hand in that crease in your waist on the oblique you are working and concentrating on the "V" shape you have in that dip in your waist (or want to have, anyway!!), and really crunch the two sides of the v together. Visualization is quite beneficial with strength moves.
I hope this helps until Cathe has time to get to you.
 
Thanks everybody!

I believe I have this fixed in my head now-can't wait to do some ab work to test it. Thanks,
Tricia
 
[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Apr-04-01 AT 02:42PM (Est)[/font][p]Hi Tricia! Guess what? We actually address this question in our form pointers section on our website. You can access the form pointers section from our homepage in the center section under "other pages" (or click on the link below). We are still working on completing this feature, however, your abdominal question is addressed here.

http://www.cathe.com/abs.htm

Happy "technical" reading:)!
 
I'm soooo excited to hear that, you run such a classy website!!!
Thanks, I've got some technical reading to catch up on!!
Tricia
 
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