GHD Sit-up
Advanced
Advanced sit-up performed on a GHD machine through a large range of motion for powerful hip flexor and core activation.
Muscle Groups
hip flexorsrectus abdominisquadriceps
Equipment
ghd machine
Coaching Cues
- 1Ease into volume — GHD sit-ups cause severe soreness if overdone
- 2Use your hip flexors to initiate the sit-up
- 3Control the descent, do not just fall back
Standards
- 1Hips are positioned at the back edge of the pad
- 2Touch the ground or pad behind you at full extension
- 3Sit up to vertical or touch the foot pad at the top
Scaling Options
- •Abmat sit-up
- •Partial range-of-motion GHD sit-up