Technique
- Sit across a bench with one foot firmly held down by a weight or horizontal bar, the other knee lifted toward the chest
- Slowly lean backward with your back straight until parallel to the floor at least
- Flex at the hips to return upright, driving the movement from the fixed leg
Form tips
- Keep a neutral spine the entire movement
Logging: Repetitions done on one side.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Abs
- Obliques
- Pelvis
- Quadriceps
Secondary
- Hip adductors
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Rectus abdominis
- External oblique
- Internal oblique
- Iliacus
- Rectus femoris
- Psoas major
Equipment
Appears in
Other disciplines
Regressions
Sit-up
Beginner
Variations
Sit-up
Beginner
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