4-Minutes Tabata Oblique Workout: Get Strong Obliques

It’s time to get up, FitGAG readers! We are working out together today with Tabata oblique workout.

A high-intensity interval training, Tabata, will help you burn calories faster and gain more muscle. Let’s make them all gains, FitGAG readers!

Total Length: 4 Minutes

Intensity: High

Equipment: No Equipment required

Experience Level

Beginner

Perform the following video workout four times, and then rest for two minutes and fifteen seconds between each.

Intermediate

Perform the following video workout five times. Then, take a break for one minute and thirty seconds between each.

Advanced

Perform the following video workout five times and rest for 45 seconds between each.

4-Minutes Tabata Oblique Workout

Find a spot in an open area to start. Each of the following exercises should be performed for 20 seconds at high intensity. After 10 seconds, take a break and then move on to the next exercise.

You should complete the exercises in a circular format. You’ll complete the circuit in a round format.

You will need to do two rounds of each of the four exercises. If you feel like taking a break, get one! You can do more reps or take fewer breaks each time you complete this circuit.

#1 Bicycle

Setup

• Lay on your back, with your legs bent in an elevated position.
• Lift your head off the ground and support your head with your hands.

Instructions

1. Place your right knee in front of your chest, and then push your left foot forward as though you were riding a bicycle.
2. Turn your body so that your left elbow touches your right knee.
3. Continue this motion on the opposite side, and continue to alternate!

#2 Seated Windshield Wipers

Setup

• Sit straight up in a seated position.
• Put your hands on the ground and lift your legs off the ground.

Instructions

1. Use your abs to raise your legs and lower them to one side.
2. Next, lift them up to the opposite side (as though they were windshield wipers for a car).
3. Repeat!

#3 Alternating Toe Touch

Setup

• Lay on your back, knees bent, feet on the ground.

Instructions

1. While rotating your torso, contract your obliques and raise your hands above your left knee.
2. Next, go back to the original position and repeat the motion with your right knee.
3. Repeat!

#4 Russian Twists

Setup

• Keep your back straight, cross your legs, and lift your feet off the ground.

Instructions

1. Turn to one side, and then touch the ground using your hands.
2. Now quickly twist to the opposite side and repeat the motion.
3. Repeat!