Everybody wants washboard abs. But if you concentrate just on building your six-packs and ignore your obliques all your hard work will go to waste. Side by side you also need to work on the muscles that run along the side of your body. If you want to build your core you need to focus on your obliques which run along the sides of your core. The oblique muscles stabilize and protect your spine and also help in torso movement. A proper workout will give you rippling and ribbed obliques. Anything that requires you to lift heavy weight will also