Sit-Up
A floor sit-up that raises the trunk toward bent knees.
This page is a working draft. A coach has not reviewed it, so read it as a starting point, not as checked instruction.
- Pattern
- Trunk flexion
- Modality
- Calisthenics
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Mechanic
- Unknown
- Force
- Unknown
- Laterality
- Bilateral
- Impact
- Low
- Trains where
- Gym, Home
- At home
- Yes
How to do it
Set up
- Lie on your back with the knees bent and the feet flat and unanchored. Cross the arms over the chest.
Do the rep
- Curl the trunk up until the torso is upright.
- Lower the trunk slowly until the shoulder blades return to the floor.
What counts as a rep
One rep moves from shoulder blades on the floor to an upright torso, then returns under control.
One rep moves from shoulder blades on the floor to an upright torso, then returns under control.
Breathing
Exhale through the effort and inhale during the controlled return.
Cues
- Keep the feet down.
- Lower slowly.
Common mistakes
Pulling on the neck
What you seeThe hands tug the head forward.
FixKeep the arms crossed over the chest.
The trunk should raise the body without pulling on the neck.
Stop the set if
- Stop if you feel sharp pain.
- End the set if you need momentum to sit up.
General educational content, not individual coaching or medical advice.
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