The external obliques are a pair of muscles that lie on the lateral sides of the abdominal region of the body.
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Obliques
Synonyms for "obliques" (6 found)
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Noun(2 words)
abdominal obliqueslateral abdominal muscles
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Noun(1 words)
oblique lines
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Noun(3 words)
oblique musclesslanted linessloped lines
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4 entriesexternal obliquesinternal obliquesoblique lineoblique plane
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5 entriesabdominal obliquesexternal obliquesinternal obliqueslateral obliquesoblique muscles
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The good news. Three weeks into the programme I am rediscovering bits of my body I had forgotten existed; biceps, triceps, hamstrings and those funny muscles on the sides of the abdomen called obliques, the toning of which is supposed to eliminate the love handle.
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