Decline Sit-up

How to do it

1. Lie back on a decline bench with feet secured under the footpads and knees bent.
2. Cross the arms over the chest or lightly touch the fingertips to the temples without pulling on the neck.
3. Curl the torso upward off the bench, driving the movement from the core until the chest nears the thighs.
4. Lower back down with control, keeping tension in the core rather than dropping quickly.
5. Exhale as you curl up and inhale as you lower back down.
6. Keep the chin slightly tucked and avoid yanking the neck forward, a common fault that shifts load away from the core.

Muscles worked

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