V Sit

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About

This exercise strengthens your abs and hip flexors while improving balance and core control.

How to V Sit

Starting Position

1. Sit on the floor with your legs straight and lean your upper body slightly back.

2. Extend your arms forward to maintain balance.

3. Keep your waist straight and gently engage your abdominal muscles.

Proper Form

1. Lift your upper body and legs simultaneously to form a V shape.

2. Maintain the position with your abdominal strength and then slowly lower yourself down.

Breathing Technique

Exhale when you go up, and inhale when you come down.

Precautions

1. Maintain spinal alignment to prevent your back from rounding.

2. Control with your abdomen to avoid lifting your legs with momentum.

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How to V Sit

Starting Position

Proper Form

Breathing Technique

Precautions

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About

How to V Sit

Starting Position

Proper Form

Breathing Technique

Precautions

From the Community

V Sit Related Reading

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RPE vs RIR: the number that tells you exactly how hard to push — backed by 4 RCTs

Time under tension does matter — just not the way you think

Coffee before a workout does help — but only if you time it right, per a 24-study meta-analysis

Soreness is not a measure of muscle growth.

Sets per workout is the only training variable that reliably predicts muscle growth.

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