Reaching Sit-up

Technique

How to perform Reaching Sit-up

1. Lie on your back with your knees bent about 90 degrees and feet flat on the floor, hip-width apart.
2. Extend both arms straight up toward the ceiling with palms facing each other.
3. Brace your core by pressing your lower back gently into the floor - this is your starting position.
4. Exhale as you curl your torso upward, lifting your head, shoulders, and then your upper back off the floor while reaching your fingertips past your knees toward your toes.
5. Keep your arms straight and focus on driving the movement from your abdominals, not using momentum.
6. Pause briefly at the top when your torso is near vertical and you feel maximal contraction in your abs.
7. Inhale as you slowly lower your torso back down in reverse order - upper back, shoulders, then head - until your shoulder blades lightly touch the floor, arms returning to the vertical start position.
8. Repeat for the prescribed repetitions, maintaining a controlled tempo and consistent core engagement throughout.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Rectus Abdominis.