MOVEMENT TIP: The Abmat Situp

2017-12-05
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July 6, 2023
MOVEMENT TIP: The Abmat Situp

The ABMAT situp, demonstrated here by CrossFit Seminar Staff member Julie Foucher is a great little core exercise. As with most core exercises, where the back muscles typically have to compensate for lack of core activation, it is important to protect your spine and the mat provides a cushion in the neutral curve of your lumbar (lower) back. However, everybody has different body shapes so you may find using the abmat doesn't work for you. Another way to protect your spine is to keep the back upright in the top position as Julie does in the video. You may be a little tight in the hips and forced to hunch over to reach the feet, in which case it is best to focus on a straight spine and don't worry about reaching for the feet until you have developed a little more flexibility.

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