Decline Situps

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Exercise Details

Equipment

bodyweight

Difficulty

Intermediate

Type

isolation

Muscle Focus

Primary Muscles
abs

Instructions

  1. 1.Lie down on a decline bench and secure your legs. Place your hands lightly behind your head. This is your starting position.
  2. 2.Begin by bending at the waist, keeping your back straight while perfoming a sit up
  3. 3.Continue to sit up until your upper body is vertical.
  4. 4.Pause the movement for a moment at this point then slowly return to the starting position.
  5. 5.Repeat for as many repetitions as required.

Tips

  • Keep your abdominals pulled in so you feel more tension in your abs and so you don’t overarch your lower back.
  • Don’t pull on your neck with your hands or draw your elbows in.
  • Perform the reps very slowly, don't cheat with momentum!.

Breathing Instructions

Breathe in during the eccentric (lowering) portion of the exercise and breathe out during the cocentric (elevation) portion.

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