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The 12 Best Upper Ab Exercises — Miracle-Gro To Annihilate Your Rectus Abdominis & Upper Abs

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Upper Abs Exercise 8 — Overhead Decline Weighted Sit-Ups


Upper Abs Exercise 8: Overhead Decline Weighted Sit-Ups

How To:

Protocol: 20 reps

Target Muscle(s): Upper Abs (Rectus Abdominis)

  • (1) Lie on a decline bench and hold a medicine ball or dumbbell out in front of your chest. If that’s too heavy at first, forget the weight.
  • (2) Contract your abs, raise your torso, and push the ball upwards as far as possible; keep your arms as straight as possible throughout.
  • (3) Slowly return down to the bottom so that your upper back touches the bench and your abs fully extend.

Increase the weight of the ball/dumbbell to up the difficulty.

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Bryan DiSanto

Founder & Editor-in-Chief at Lean It UP
ELLO ELLO I'm Bryan DiSanto. I'm the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Lean It UP, a CPT/CSN/Fitness Coach, Chef trained at Le Cordon Bleu – Paris, NYU graduate, ex-fat kid, and all-around fitness junkie.

I also contribute to Men's Health Magazine.

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