In addition, getting cut up sides means targeting these muscles with direct stimulation, so as the fat comes off the muscles show better than ever. But this process involves more than just twisting at the waist with a broomstick on your shoulders. It necessitates some heavy resistance training for the side oblique muscles - those that lie beneath those fatty love handles. The obliques cause both bending to the sides and twisting of the trunk from the waist. From an anatomical standpoint, this is because there are two separate oblique muscles on each side of your waist - the internal and external muscles. The former run downward and back from your ribs to your rear pelvis, while the latter runs in the opposite direction, from your rear ribs to your hips in front. When the obliques contract at the same time on one side, you bend toward that side. If the external oblique on your left side and the internal one on your right contract together, you twist to the right. The opposing pairing contraction makes you twist to the left. Standing side bends against resistance are pretty straight forward for oblique development. But for side twists, you must recline your torso at a 45-degree angle in order to utilize the force of gravity to apply resistance to a trunk twist. This enables a direct external oblique contraction against the pull of these muscles. To chisel your frame to accentuate your frontal abdominals, serious oblique training is a must. With just two exercises, you can tighten your waistline and look better than ever. NEXT