Medicine-Ball Sit-Up Slam
The Medicine-Ball Sit-Up Slam mainly works the core, with help from the hip adductors (inner thighs). No equipment needed: it uses just your bodyweight.
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Medicine-Ball Sit-Up Slam Muscles Worked
Primary
Abdominals (rectus abdominis)
Secondary
Obliques; Hip Adductors
How to do the Medicine-Ball Sit-Up Slam
Lie on your back on the floor with your feet braced flat against a wall and hold a medicine ball with both hands extended overhead.
Engage your core and exhale as you curl your head, neck, and shoulders off the floor.
Continue rolling your spine upward until you are sitting fully upright, bringing the medicine ball toward the wall.
Inhale as you slowly reverse the movement, rolling your spine back down one vertebra at a time until you return to the starting position.
Medicine-Ball Sit-Up Slam FAQs
What muscles does the Medicine-Ball Sit-Up Slam work?
The Medicine-Ball Sit-Up Slam mainly works the core, with help from the hip adductors (inner thighs). The main muscles are the rectus abdominis.
What equipment do you need for the Medicine-Ball Sit-Up Slam?
None. The Medicine-Ball Sit-Up Slam is a bodyweight exercise, so you can do it anywhere.
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