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Core

GHD Sit-Up

Trains core. You'll need a glute-ham developer. We use it as an accessory rather than a main lift.

What you need

Equipment
Glute-Ham Developer
Trains
Core
In a plan
An accessory

How to do it

Only as far back as you control. This one earns respect the hard way.

Watch the form ↗

That's a search, not a fixed video — deliberately. A pinned clip can be deleted or turn out to be a bad demonstration, and you'd only find out mid-workout.

When we won't give you this

  • We leave this out for anyone who's flagged their lower back — the spine is holding the load rather than a machine.
  • We save this for experienced lifters.

None of this is medical advice — see the health disclaimer.

If the machine's busy

These train the same pattern, and they're what the app offers you as a swap: