Exercise Tips & Equipment : How to Use a Medicine Ball for Sit-Ups

Using a medicine ball to train and do sit-up exercises is a great way to work on the oblique and core muscles. Simplify exercises for the abs with help from a personal trainer in this free video on medicine ball sit-ups.

Expert: Stephen Smith
Contact: www.vivafitnessatl.com
Bio: Stephen Smith is the owner and operator of Viva Fitness and is contracted out at Urban Body Fitness in Atlanta, Georgia.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

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• exercise
• exercise equipment
• exercise tips
• exercising
• working out
• fitness
• medicine balls
• sit-ups
• back exercises
• posture
• rotator cuff
• hamstrings
• free weights

[TheOriginalMack]

nice vid, but next time.. please man, wear longer shorts

[xWeMakeVidsx]

My dad told me about the sit ups the SAS do.

They are realy great and involve a medicine ball.

I found it realy diffiult at first but it grows on you after a week or so.

Lie down as he has on this vid, flatten your back against the floor, cross and raise your legs to around 70-90 degrees.

Then hold the medicine over/behind your head and bring it up towards your feet.

Do roughly 10-20 reps and continue to next step:

Lower your legs so one is higher than the other on a low angle (a foot abo

[ledfarani]

who get boner here? lol.

[davidhaardt]

@TheOriginalMack Only in the United States do people get nervous if shorts are short ^^

[xWeMakeVidsx]

2. ve the floor) then circle the medicine ball around your higher leg around the thigh for 10 reps, then lower and raise the other leg and repeat for 10 reps.

Then Lastly, raise both legs again to the first position and circle the ball around for 15-30 reps.

After completing this my abs realy thank me for it!

Just remember to arch your back correctly as shown in this video!

[LOVEPARAMORE09]

I've lost 13 pounds only in 3 weeks

[elw619]

need all the help i can, goal of 10-15 lbs in 60 days? thanks man

[moxinpop]

Thanks for the tips. Im gonna need them.