Sit up

Abs

🔧 no equipment ↕ Flexion 🔁 reps Difficulty: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Muscle outlines from Body Muscles by Ivan Vulović, Apache 2.0 — regrouped and recoloured for Muscle Train.

How to perform

Lie on your back with knees bent, feet flat, and fingertips supporting your head. Engage your core to lift your upper body slightly, drawing your torso toward your thighs. Slowly lower back down, maintaining core stability and keeping your shoulder blades slightly raised.

Muscles Worked

Rectus Abdominis

Secondary: Internal Obliques, External Obliques, Transverse Abdominis, Hip Flexor

Tips

Tighten your abdominal muscles during the entire exercise. Minimize neck pressure by using a gentle hand placement or crossing your arms. Slightly elevate your shoulder blades between reps to maintain tension. Prevent lower back arching by focusing on core engagement. Control the movement using your abdominal muscles, avoiding momentum.

Similar exercises

Weighted sit up Abs · 🔧 plate 3/10 Dumbbell sit up Abs, Hip flexors · 🔧 Dumbbells 3/10 Smith machine sit up Abs · 🔧 Smith Machine 2/10 Decline sit up Hip flexors · 🔧 Decline Bench 3/10 Jackknife Sit-up Abs · 🔧 no equipment 3/10 Resistance band assisted sit up Abs · 🔧 Resistance band 1/10 Medicine ball decline sit up Abs, Hip flexors · 🔧 Decline Bench, Medicine Ball 3/10 Dumbbell sit up press Shoulders, Abs, Hip flexors · 🔧 Dumbbells 3/10

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