# Kettlebell Sit-Up

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/kettlebell-sit-up

Also known as: KB Sit-Up, Kettlebell Weighted Sit-Up

Body region: Core

## Muscles

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

## Equipment

- Kettlebell

## Technique

1. Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat, holding a kettlebell by the horns against your chest.
2. Brace your abs and curl up to a sitting position.
3. Pause at the top with the chest tall and the bell tight to the body.
4. Lower back down slowly, rolling through the spine.

### Cues

- Keep the bell close to the chest.
- Use a weight you can sit up with without swinging.

### Common mistakes

- Letting the bell drift away from the chest.
- Throwing the torso up with momentum.
- Pulling on the neck with the arms.

## Alternatives

- [Sit-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/sit-up)
- [Weighted Sit-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/weighted-sit-up)