Situps

stop doing sit ups and do hanging straight leg raises

>>42175170

This. Sit ups are dog shit.

Leg raises, cable crunches, ab wheel rolls and planks are all you need for ab work, add in rotation for obliques.

>>42175170
I do both, and more- is a part of routine, but i'm just curious abt. The technicalities

Keeping your feet grounded yourself is better for working the abs.
Having them held down by someone else makes it less ab intensive and thus easier.

>>42175517
Just more intense for the same musscles or are there tiny ones left untrained if you have help?

>>42175552
Ofk

>>42175180
>Sit ups are dog shit.
why are they dog shit?
do they risk injury? muscle imbalance?
would you do sit ups if you were away from a gym for a few days?

>>42177295
Not the guy you are replying to, but in my case, when I do sit ups or crunches without thoroughly stretching my hips, my right hip always seems to catch halfway through the movement coming up and then something pops. Makes it really uncomfortable to do. I have no issues squatting or doing any other full ROM work - just sit ups.

I also don't like that as you get more tired doing sit ups or crunches, you reduce the ROM, which is shitty. Additionally, you are rolling your spine up and down on the floor, which is usually not too comfy either. Lastly, I found that doing ab work from the floor took forever. Doing 5 sets of 50 reps or whatever is for the birds once you get conditioned to it.

I replaced them with using an ab roller wheel. They're $15 or less on Amazon and absolutely shred your abs in a few reps. There is also minimal back strain and you can dial the ROM how you like. Other people here are recommending leg raises, and they're good too if you have a bar to work with.