Extra Decline Sit-Up
The decline sit-up on a bench set steeper than usual; the extra slope makes the first part of the curl, off the pad, the hardest.
How to do it
Setup
Feet hooked high on a decline bench set to one of its steepest notches, arms crossed on the chest.
Steps
- Curl the head and shoulders off the pad first.
- Keep curling until the torso is upright over the hips.
- Lower slowly; the slope pulls hardest near the bottom.
Common mistakes
Jumping to the steepest angle too soon: master the usual decline first. Heaving up with a flat back: curl, one vertebra after another. Letting the slope drop you: resist all the way down.
Breathing
Exhale sitting up, inhale rolling down.
