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Exercise Lab

Dumbbell Sit Up

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Equipment

  • Dumbbells

Muscle Groups

  • Abs & Core
  • Hips & Buttocks

Purposes

  • Abdominal strength

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Description

  • Lie on your back with your legs bent and feet flat on the floor.
  • Hold the dumbbell at your chest, close to the chin.
  • Keeping your neck neutral, roll your upper back off the floor.
  • Return slowly to the floor.

ProTip

  • Initiate the Sit Up at the head, then roll your spine up segmentally into a Sit Up

Mistakes

  • Jutting the chin as you sit up
  • Holding the dumbbell too low toward the stomach
  • Not sitting up all the way