Sit-Ups | Gymacetamol

Muscles Worked

Primary

Abs / Core

Quick Cues

1

Anchor your feet

2

Curl all the way up

3

Lower with control

4

Keep core engaged

Equipment Needed

Bodyweight

Lie on your back with knees bent and feet secured or flat on the floor.
Place your hands behind your head or across your chest.
Sit all the way up by contracting your abs, bringing your chest toward your knees.
Lower yourself back down under control.
Avoid jerking or using momentum.
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Common Mistakes

Anchoring the feet and using hip flexors

Pulling on the neck

Using momentum to swing up

Pro Tips

Anchor your feet and use your core, not hip flexors, to sit up

Hold a weight plate or medicine ball for added resistance

Control the descent for more time under tension

Your Progress

Variations

Decline Sit-Up

Crunch

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