# Medicine Ball Sit-Up

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/medicine-ball-sit-up

Also known as: Med Ball Sit-Up

Body region: Core

## Muscles

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

## Equipment

- Medicine Ball

## Technique

1. Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat, holding a medicine ball at your chest.
2. Curl up to a seated position, keeping the ball close.
3. Pause at the top, then lower back under control.
4. Repeat, keeping a steady pace.

### Cues

- Hold the ball firmly against the chest.
- Roll up through the spine.

### Common mistakes

- Throwing the ball forward to cheat the rep.
- Yanking on the neck.
- Dropping back quickly.

## Alternatives

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