/
3
 sets
Duration required
12
 reps
Focus Area required
1
 m 
30
 s rest
Back

Decline Sit Up

Key Points:

  • Hook your feet into the foot pads and sit at a 90 degree bend. 
  • Lower yourself until your back touches the bench. 
  • Sit up back up to the starting position.

Common Mistakes:

  • Using momentum on the way up or down. 
  • Bending up past the 90 degree seated start position. 
  • Loosely securing your feet in the hooks.

Where you should 'feel it':

Primary Muscles:
Abs
Secondary Muscles:
Obliques
Muscle diagram with the following muscles highlighted Abs, Obliques

Similar Exercises

(0:00) Start by adjusting the angle of the bench, the more sharp the angle the harder the exercise will be. 

(0:06) Hook your feet underneath the foot pads and ensure that your feet remain point forwards to keep yourself strongly secured. You should start sitting at a 90 degree bend and your arms crossed to your chest.  

(0:19) Brace your core and lower youself in a controlled manner until your back touches the bench. Tense your lower back and then sit up like your bringing your shoulders up to your knees. 

(0:30) Keep a straight back as you return to the starting position. 

(0:35) If you cannot go all the way back for mutliple repetitions reduce the range of motion. Repeat for the desired amount of repetitions.

(0:45) Avoid using momentum on the way up or down and try not bend too far past a 90 degree angle.

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