Otis-Up

What it is

This exercise combines a sit-up motion with an overhead press using a weight. You will engage your abdominal muscles to lift your torso from the floor. As you rise, your chest, shoulders, and triceps will activate to press the weight upwards. This compound movement builds strength in your core and upper body.

Technique tips

• Secure your feet firmly and engage your core before initiating the movement.
• Coordinate the press with your sit-up, extending the weight overhead smoothly.
• Control your descent, stopping just before your shoulders touch the floor.
• Maintain a steady, controlled pace throughout both phases of the exercise.
• Breathe out forcefully as you lift your torso and press the resistance overhead.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.