Main muscle
Supporting
Intermediate
Decline sit-up
Sit-ups on a decline bench, with your head starting lower than your hips.
- Works
- AbsHip flexors
- Equipment
- Bench
How to do it
- 1Hook your feet under the pads of a decline bench and lie back.
- 2Cross your arms over your chest.
- 3Sit up until your torso is almost upright.
- 4Lower back down slowly.
Coach's tips
- The steeper the bench, the harder it gets.
Bench taken? Do this instead
Same muscles, different equipment. Closest match first.