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Q: What main muscles are used in sit ups?
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What is the fixator muscle used in sit ups?

The fixator is one of many muscles used during situps. The fixator muscle stabilizes one part of your body when you move another part.


Why is your stomach getting bigger with sit ups?

Sit ups do not burn stomach fat. Sit ups build and tone stomach muscles.


Do you get muscles from doing sit ups?

Yes, you get abdominal muscles.


What abdominal muscles work hard to enable you to flex your abdomen during sit-ups?

The abdominal muscles called rectus abdominis are the ones that work hard to enable you to flex your abdomen when doing sit-ups. Other muscles used while doing sit-ups are the external oblique's, tensor fasciae latae and rectus femora's.


What muscles are being worked with sit ups?

rectus abdominis, trapezius, latissimus dorsi, deltoid, pectoralis major, quadricps, glutues miximus or your abs thanks for reading i hope you understand -Steph DA


How do you work out the quad muscles?

You have to do sit ups. You can put weight on your shoulder and then do those sit ups. 4 to 8 such sit ups and 4 to 8 such sessions on alternate days.


What muscles are bring worked during sit ups?

Abdominal muscles, among others.


When you do sit up which muscles benefits the most?

Sit-ups will most benefit your abdominals and thigh muscles - as those are the groups doing most of the work.


What is the name of the muscles in your mid-section that tighten when you do sit-ups?

abdominals?


Do sit ups work or are chrunches better?

Crunches build muscles while situps build abdominal muscles. Each workout is important based on individual needs.


How much weight came you from doing sit-ups?

If you do sit ups every day for a while, you may lose weight. However, you will tone your abs and stomach muscles but not have much weight loss. Sit ups don't get your cardio function up.


How can you use the word abdominal in a sentence?

Sit-ups help work out your abdominal muscles.