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GHD Sit Up

Improve your core strength with GHD Sit-Ups. This intense exercise targets your abs, glutes, and hips with a full range of motion, enhancing stability and aiding in other movements requiring a strong core.
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GHD Sit Up instructions
Step-by-step instructions
1
Position yourself on the Glute Ham Developer (GHD) machine with your knees below the pad and your feet hooked securely underneath the foot holders.
2
Lean backwards, keeping your hands behind your head and allow your torso to descend backward until it is parallel to the floor.
3
Avoid arching your back and keep your spine in a neutral position. Your knees should be slightly bent.
4
Quickly extend your knees and hip to bring yourself forward again. Simultaneously, perform a sit-up motion by curling your torso towards your knees.
5
Come all the way forward until your chest is nearly touching your knees, then smoothly reverse the movement, allowing your body to smoothly descend backwards again.
Position yourself on the Glute Ham Developer (GHD) machine with your knees below the pad and your feet hooked securely underneath the foot holders.
Lean backwards, keeping your hands behind your head and allow your torso to descend backward until it is parallel to the floor.
Avoid arching your back and keep your spine in a neutral position. Your knees should be slightly bent.
Quickly extend your knees and hip to bring yourself forward again. Simultaneously, perform a sit-up motion by curling your torso towards your knees.
Come all the way forward until your chest is nearly touching your knees, then smoothly reverse the movement, allowing your body to smoothly descend backwards again.
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