How to Form the V Obliques in Men

The muscles that form the signature sexy V on men are known as the obliques. If you want to get that V for yourself, try these exercises to really work out your external obliques.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Exercise mat
• Dumbbells

Oblique V-Up

1. Lie on your left side on top of your exercise mat with your legs stacked one on top of each other. Your body should form a straight line. Fold your arms across each other and bring your hands to rest against the opposite shoulders.

2. Keep your legs and feet close together and lift them as far as you can off the floor while raising your right elbow towards the right hip. Hold this position, tightening your abdominal muscles.

3. Bring your right arm and legs slowly back to their original position. Complete 10 repetitions on your left side.

4. Roll over to your right side, get into correct position and do 10 additional repetitions of this exercise.

Two-Handed Wood Chop

5. Stand with a straight spine and your shoulders down. Put your feet flat on the floor, a shoulder width apart, with the toes pointed slightly outwards.

6. Take a dumbbell of a low weight and stack your clasped hands to hold it tightly. Bend your elbows and bring your arms up to hold the dumbbell next to your right ear.

7. Flex and contract your abdominal muscles together. Begin rotating your upper body to your left side while extending your arms with the dumbbell out and down to the outside of your left leg, as if you were chopping wood. Hold this position for a second, continuing to tighten your abdominal muscles.

8. Twist your upper body back into its straight position, lifting up your hands up beside your right ear again. Do 10 repetitions.

9. Lift your arms up to hold the dumbbell next to your left ear and do 10 repetitions on your left side.

Tips & Warnings

• Men who want to form V obliques will also have to adjust their diet to burn any belly fat that is covering up the muscles.
• These oblique exercises work both men's internal and external obliques, which will help give their waist better overall definition.
• Using heavier resistance can actually thicken the abdominal muscles in men, and prevent them from forming the V obliques. Don't be tempted to use heavier weights just because you can. The goal is to get rid of fat--tone to define, not to bulk up.

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