Exercise Guide

Decline Sit-Up

A sit-up on a decline bench with the feet anchored above the head. The angle keeps the abs loaded through the part of the range a floor sit-up gives away.

BeginnerStrengthPullCompound
Form
Decline Sit-Up - Start position
Start
Decline Sit-Up - Mid position
Mid
Decline Sit-Up - End position
End

Illustrations by Bryl Lim for Workout Guide, after Everkinetic. Used unchanged under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Details

Primary Muscle

Core

Equipment

Bodyweight

Difficulty

Beginner

Category

Strength

Force

Pull

Mechanic

Compound

Secondary Muscles

Quads
How to Perform
  1. 1

    Set a decline bench and hook your feet under the pads with your knees bent.

  2. 2

    Lie back until your torso is in line with the bench, hands across your chest.

  3. 3

    Curl up until your torso is close to your thighs.

  4. 4

    Lower under control rather than dropping back.

Tips
  • ★Steepen the decline to make it harder before you start holding a plate.
  • ★Curl the spine up one segment at a time instead of hinging stiffly at the hips.
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