Twist Sit-Up
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Equipment
The Twist Sit-Up is an abdominal exercise focusing on core stability and strength. Primarily targeting the obliques and rectus abdominis, it also engages the hip flexors. This variation adds a twisting motion to the standard sit-up, enhancing oblique activation and improving spinal mobility.
How to do it
- Lie on your back with your legs elevated and resting on a bench or similar platform.
- Place your hands behind your head without interlocking fingers.
- Engage your core and lift your upper body, twisting to one side as you rise.
- Lower back down to the starting position and repeat, twisting to the opposite side.
- Complete the desired number of repetitions, alternating sides.
Muscles worked
Primary Obliques Rectus Abdominis
Secondary Iliopsoas
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