Reverse Situp


Instructions

  1. Lie flat on your back on a mat with your legs extended and your arms by your sides.
  2. Engage your core muscles and keep your lower back pressed into the mat.
  3. Bend your knees and lift your legs towards your chest, curling your hips off the mat.
  4. Pause briefly when your knees are close to your chest.
  5. Slowly lower your legs back down to the starting position, maintaining control and keeping your core engaged.

Categorisation

Category:Reverse Deadlift
Typical discipline:Bodyweight/Calisthenics
Type:Compound
Primary body segment:Lower
Movement:Pull

Muscles

Primary:Rectus Abdominis, Iliacus, Psoas Major, Tensor Fasciae Latae
Secondary:Oblique External, Oblique Internal, Transversus Abdominis, Adductor Longus, Adductor Brevis, Adductor Magnus, Pectineus, Gracilis

Bodyweight percentage lifted

Male:25.6%
Female:27%