# Roman Chair Sit-Up

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/roman-chair-sit-up

Also known as: Roman Chair Crunch

Body region: Core

## Muscles

- Main: Rectus Abdominis
- Helps: Iliopsoas, Tensor Fasciae Latae, Rectus Femoris
- Holds: Erector Spinae, External Oblique, Internal Oblique

## Equipment

- Roman Chair

## Technique

1. Set the Roman chair so your feet are secured and your hips rest on the pad edge, with your arms crossed on your chest.
2. Lower your torso back just to a comfortable position without arching.
3. Curl your torso up until you are upright or just past vertical.
4. Lower again with control.

### Cues

- Stay within a range where the lower back is neutral.
- Curl up rather than hinging at the hips.

### Common mistakes

- Hyperextending the lower back at the bottom.
- Using momentum.
- Hands behind the head pulling the neck.

## Alternatives

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