Decline Sit Up (Weighted)
Trains the abdominals, with help from the hip flexors. You need a dumbbell. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
Technique
How to do the Decline Sit Up (Weighted)
- Begin by lying on a decline bench with your feet securely positioned under the footpads. Hold a dumbbell with both hands against your chest.
- Lift your upper body towards your knees, keeping the dumbbell close to your chest.
- Sit up fully until your back is straight, then slowly lower your upper body back to the starting position.
- Repeat the exercise for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Keep the dumbbell close to your chest throughout the exercise to maintain balance.
- Focus on engaging your abdominal muscles, not using momentum.
- Keep your head and neck in line with your spine to avoid strain.
Muscles worked
What Decline Sit Up (Weighted) trains
In the programs
None of our programs use the Decline Sit Up (Weighted)
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a abdominals exercise that is, there are 21 on the Abdominals page.
Substitutes
Swap Decline Sit Up (Weighted) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Decline Sit Up (Weighted) for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.