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Dumbbell Situp

What is this machine?

Vipunosto käsipainolla (Dumbbell Situp) on vapailla painoilla tehtävä liike, joka kuormittaa ensisijaisesti Keskivartalo.

An exercise with free weights demands more stabiliser muscles and balance than the equivalent machine exercise.

Key facts

Primary muscleKeskivartalo

Secondary muscles–

Equipmentvapaat painot

Movement patterncore

Difficultyintermediate

Video📱 Luio

Instructions and video are in the app

This page tells you what the machine is. Step-by-step instructions, common mistakes and a video of the movement are in the Luio app — the video shows the range of motion that text cannot describe.

Open in the app

⚠️ Most common mistake: Yanking the head and neck forward to start the rep, which strains the neck instead of the abs. Dropping back down quickly and bouncing off the floor instead of controlling the lowering phase. Holding the dumbbell out in front of the chest, which loads the shoulders instead of the abs. Hooking the feet too aggressively under a pad, which lets the hip flexors do most of the work.

💪 Where you should feel it: Mainly in the Keskivartalo.