# Decline Twisting Sit-Up

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/decline-twisting-sit-up

Also known as: Decline Bench Twisting Sit-Up, Decline Oblique Sit-Up

Body region: Core

## Muscles

- Main: Rectus Abdominis, External Oblique, Internal Oblique
- Helps: Iliopsoas, Rectus Femoris
- Holds: Transversus Abdominis

## Equipment

- Adjustable Bench

## Technique

1. Set a decline bench, hook your feet under the pads and lie back with hands lightly at your temples.
2. Curl up, rotating your torso to bring one elbow toward the opposite knee.
3. Hold the top briefly, then lower with control.
4. Alternate sides on each rep.

### Cues

- Rotate from the ribs; the elbows follow.
- Keep the neck relaxed.

### Common mistakes

- Yanking the head with the hands.
- Throwing the body up.
- Using an angle so steep that the lower back is strained.

## Alternatives

- [Decline Sit-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/decline-sit-up)
- [Twisting Sit-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/twisting-sit-up)