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external oblique muscle

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Noun1.external oblique muscleexternal oblique muscle - a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab - the muscles of the abdomen

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R = right, L = left, RA = rectus abdominis muscle, EO = external oblique muscle, IO = internal oblique muscle, LD = latissimus dorsi muscle, T9ES = erector spinae muscle at T9, L3ES = erector spinae muscle at L3, L5ES = erector spinae muscle at L5, AD = anterior deltoid muscle, PM = pectoralis major muscle.
Washburn has a strained left external oblique muscle, just below the rib cage.
As the internal oblique muscles on one side of the body rotates, the external oblique muscles on the opposite side fire, enabling the body to perform the twisting action.
 
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