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Weighted twisting roman chair sit up.
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Brace your abs and lean back so that your core is fully engaged.
Use a roman chair apparatus glute ham bench or back extension bench.
Weighted incline twisting sit up.
The ab glider is reminiscent of the seated spinal twist machine which causes the spine and discs to swivel while rocking from side to side.
Secure the front of your feet under the pad and sit on the bench holding a weight plate at arm s length.
But not so user friendly for the abs especially if you are just an average joe starting out as opposed to the fitness models shown standing next to the machines.
Weighted incline sit up.
Another exercise called the roman chair squat requires using the quadriceps dynamically.
Make sure your legs are anchored under the foot pad.
Old school ab workout.
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Rather the body is held up via a combination of weight borne on the feet and friction created with the wall by exerting pressure against it.
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They are also great for working your hamstrings abdominal muscles back and glutes.
Slowly allow the trunk of your body to sink below parallel than raise.
Two different exercises you can do on them include.
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Hook your feet under the pad and get a comfortable position in the chair.
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Aside from the dangers of this unnatural twisting most of the tension being pushed onto the hip flexors to drag to torso along even while facing forward while the rest is in the arms to hold on to the handles of the machine.
Even though it is called a sit the hips are actually not being held up by sitting on something.
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Hyperextensions note that these are sometimes referred to as reverse sit ups.
Most roman chair hyperextension combo machines the ones that are for both back and abs are more user friendly for the lower back when doing hyperextensions.
You can do chair squats oblique crunches and back extensions on a roman chair.