Weighted Sit-Ups - With Bands

How to do the Weighted Sit-Ups - With Bands

1. Start out by strapping the bands around the base of the decline bench. Place the handles towards the inside of the decline bench so that when lying down, you can reach for both of them.
2. Position your legs through the decline machine until they are secured. Now reach for the exercise bands with both hands. Use a pronated (palms forward) grip to grasp the handles. Position them near your collar bone and rotate your wrist to a neutral grip (palms facing the torso). Note: Your arms should remain stationary throughout the exercise. This is the starting position.
3. Move your torso upward until your upper body is perpendicular to the floor while exhaling. Hold the contraction for a second and lower your upper body back down to the starting position while inhaling.
4. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	abs
Equipment	other equipment
Difficulty	intermediate
Type	isolation

No other equipment? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

Alternate Heel Touchers Bodyweight Crunch - Hands Overhead Bodyweight Crunch - Legs On Exercise Ball Bodyweight Crunches Bodyweight Decline Crunch Bodyweight Flat Bench Lying Leg Raise Bodyweight

Easier than the Weighted Sit-Ups - With Bands

Same movement pattern, lower entry difficulty — work up from here.

Alternate Heel Touchers beginner · Bodyweight Barbell Side Bend beginner · Barbell Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side Bends beginner · Cable Machine

Harder than the Weighted Sit-Ups - With Bands

Hanging Pike expert · Bodyweight Bent Press expert · Kettlebell Barbell Ab Rollout - On Knees expert · Barbell

Superset the Weighted Sit-Ups - With Bands with

Opposing lower back work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Hyperextensions (Back Extensions) lower back Barbell Deadlift lower back Hyperextensions With No Hyperextension Bench lower back Weighted Ball Hyperextension lower back

Common questions

What muscles does the Weighted Sit-Ups - With Bands work?

The Weighted Sit-Ups - With Bands primarily works the abs. Ab Crunch Machine, Alternate Heel Touchers, and Barbell Side Bend train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Weighted Sit-Ups - With Bands?

The Right Equipment. Without the right equipment, Alternate Heel Touchers, Crunch - Hands Overhead, and Crunch - Legs On Exercise Ball train the same muscle, and 45 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Weighted Sit-Ups - With Bands suitable for beginners?

It is rated intermediate. Start with Alternate Heel Touchers, Barbell Side Bend, and Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side Bends and work up.

Where should the Weighted Sit-Ups - With Bands go in a workout?

Late — the Weighted Sit-Ups - With Bands is isolation work, so it follows your compounds. Supersetting it with Hyperextensions (Back Extensions) and Barbell Deadlift cuts session time without extra rest.

Similar exercises

Ab Crunch Machine Machine Alternate Heel Touchers Bodyweight Barbell Side Bend Barbell Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side Bends Cable Machine Cable Crunch Cable Machine Cable Reverse Crunch Cable Machine