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Dumbbell Overhead Sit-Up
4 steps Updated 29/08/2026
Dumbbell Overhead Sit-Up is a free weights exercise targeting Abdominals (Rectus Abdominis) using Dumbbells.
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How to perform it
- Lie on your back with your legs bent and feet flat on the floor. Hold a dumbbell in both hands, extending your arms straight overhead with your palms facing each other.
- Engage your core and lift your upper body off the floor into a sitting position, keeping the dumbbell directly overhead.
- Slowly lower your upper body back to the starting position, maintaining control and keeping the dumbbell overhead.
- Repeat the movement for the desired number of repetitions.
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Last updated: 29/08/2026
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