Set the bench at your desired angle starting with just a slight decline if you are new to the exercises.
Decline bench sit ups are they dangerous.
Sit ups can actually be dangerous.
When doing a decline situp be sure to tuck your chin into your chest to protect your neck.
Deltech has made sure it lives up to the safety norms and comfort factor together many people end up doing sit ups improperly or with lack of support causing major issues with their spine and frequent muscle pulling.
As the angle of the decline bench increases so does the difficulty of the exercise.
Increasing the speed of the movement increasing the load holding a weight plate twisting bending or turning during end range spinal flexion.
09 18 05 07 37 am post 143639 i don t do them often because they can aggravate an old hip flexor injury although i used to occasionally provide great entertainment for other people in the gym when my right hip would lock up getting off the decline bench and i d hop around on one foot yelling f.
According to harvard health publications sit ups can be very hard on the spine and potentially damaging.
The truth is that research is starting to show us that sit ups are not only less beneficial than the isometric plank.
The decline sit up can be risky enough when using perfect mechanics but the risks get out of hand when people mindlessly manipulate the following variables.
If you have ever felt lower back pain and strain during a sit up you know this already.
The deeper the incline the harder the exercise.