Chad's Roman Chair Situps Page

    Roman chair situps are an excellent abs builder in my opinion and experience.  And their damn fun.  Some guys do these with weight plates on their chests, but I'm into high reps with no weights so I can keep my 29" waist.  I don't want to bulk up on my midsection.  I can do a set of 100 reps in just under 4 minutes and now just time my sets instead of counting. 

     I've done back extensions for many years because of gymnastics so my lower back is strong enough to handle the high reps.  You should be careful not to go back too far.  I went down well past vertical for a number of years to stretch my abs muscles so that they would peak better.  But I'm very flexible.

     You should also keep tension on your abs throughout.  I typically put a 45 lb plate under the front of the RC bench to incline it so that I have to keep my abs flexed throughout.

    You should do Roman chair situps with variety.  I also do twisting situps to work more of the muscles.

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