How do you perform Weighted Sit Up?
How do you perform Weighted Sit Up?
- Sit on the floor, with your legs bent and feet on the floor.
- Hold a weight against your chest.
- Lower yourself back until you are completely on the floor.
- Tighten your abdominal muscles and lift your torso off the ground until you are sitting upright.
- Repeat the movement.
- If you wish, you can place a rolled up towel under your lower back to relieve some of the strain.
Common faults
- Hook the feet behind or under a support.
- Not a straight back.
- Not getting straight enough.
- Taking too heavy a weight.
