Press Sit-Up
Exercise Data
Main Muscle Worked: Abdominals
Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders
Equipment: Barbell
Mechanics Type: Compound
Tips: Always start light on this exercise to understand the movement and increase the weight accordingly. Tips: Lie on either a flat or decline bench. For those that are stronger, use the decline. Start with the bar on the chest as though you were preparing to perform a bench press. Take a nice deep breathe, tighten the abdominals and glutes. Begin by simultaneously curling your torso and pressing the bar to an overhead position. Exhale only through pierced lips not to lose intra-abdominal pressure. Reverse the process by unrolling your body, but do not exhale all your air. Note: Even though your feet are anchored try to minimize the pull of the hips.