How often have you heard your client or patient say that they feel all of their oblique work in their
back? They have no sensation of it being in the area of the ‘Love Handles’. Whether you are trying to
assist your client with toning or whether you are trying to create strength for rehabilitation, the form
and effective function of these muscle groups must be the priority. This will enable you to avoid
compensation and increased dominance of an already hypertrophic muscle.
So, what is actually happening and why?
Let us analyse it from a Biomechanical perspective.