Press Sit-Up

What it is

This advanced, compound exercise combines a sit-up with an overhead press using a barbell. It primarily targets your abdominal muscles, while also engaging your chest, shoulders, and triceps for a full upper body and core challenge.

Technique tips

• Secure your legs firmly before starting.
• Keep your abdominal muscles engaged throughout.
• Exhale as you press the barbell overhead.
• Inhale slowly while lowering your body.
• Maintain a controlled and deliberate movement.
• Drive the motion primarily with your core.

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.