The Correct Sit-up

[kites]

Well I've heard many ways that you can do a sit-up in which some are succesful and some aren't. If anyone could maybe draw a stickfigure image of the correct or what you think is the correct way in paint or something.

[Mr. Peanuts]

I'm sure its cruucial to keep your back stragt and dont use your arms to pull yourself up, its meant to tighten your stomach right?

[Golden Sun 1]

do not go all the way back
do not use ur legs to pull ur self up
dont go fast

[Golden Sun 1]

and y not google it if ur unsure?

[ZeUs!!]

If you hold it for a few seconds mid-way down then that also helps, although if you're doing a correct situp and you hold it you won't be able to manage much. If you're looking to build muscle then you have to do what hurts much - you have to tear your muscles as your body will overcompensate and rebuild twice as much muscle, thus increasing the size of your muscles

[Exotic]

download 8 minute abs

[404 Not Found]

Depends on what are your trying to work out. Ab's or obliques?

You doing this at a gym or at home?

Incline situps imho work better. Also...if you have a 20lb weight that is from a weight set, hold this to your chest as you go through the motion. Do not exceed a 20 degree angle as you will not be working the ab's after that. The weight should be held and you should also keep a timing set on this....do the motion slowly and when you extend back count out to 10 slowly. rushing a situp will not help.

There are better ways to work your abs than a situp if you belong to a gym.

Are you working on core stability?