Sit-Ups Analysis Video

Amit Gal Alon
April 14, 2012
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This exercise can be divided into two movement parts.
In the first part we see flexion of the spine.
In the second part, movement shifts from the spine to flexion of the trunk through the hip joint.

As you remember, the hip flexors are attached to the femur and pull the thigh up through the hip joint (hip flexion). But think for a moment what would happen if the hip were fixed…

abdomen, curl-ups, external oblique, hip flexors, internal oblique, rectus abdominis, rectus femoris, sit-ups

Amit Gal Alon

Amit recognized early on the power of visual learning and the gap in accessible, accurate, and engaging resources in the field of sports anatomy and biomechanics. This realization sparked the inception of Muscle and Motion, a company that would go on to transform the educational landscape for professionals across the fitness, therapy, and medical sectors. Amit graduate of the Zinman College at the Wingate Institute. His specialization is the kinesiology and anatomy of the movement system. He also earned a degree in multimedia and visual communications at Tel Aviv University.