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Otis-Up

How to do the Otis-Up with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

CompoundOtherBeginnerPull
Primary muscles

Abs

Secondary

Chest, Shoulders, Triceps

Equipment

Other

Step by step

How to do the Otis-Up

  1. 1

    Secure your feet and lay back on the floor. Your knees should be bent. Hold a weight with both hands to your chest. This will be your starting position.

  2. 2

    Initiate the movement by flexing the hips and spine to raise your torso up from the ground.

  3. 3

    As you move up, press the weight up so that it is above your head at the top of the movement.

  4. 4

    Return the weight to your chest as you reverse the sit-up motion, ensuring not to go all the way down to the floor.

In Ascend

Log it, see it on your body.

Every Otis-Up set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your abs volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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