Core · Bodyweight
Sit-up with Chair Assisted
How to do the sit-up with chair assisted, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your back and hook your feet under the base of a sturdy chair to anchor your lower body. Engage your core to sit all the way up toward your knees, then lower back down under control.
- 1Abs crunching to pull your torso up
- 2Feet anchored under the chair for leverage
- 3Controlled descent rather than dropping back
Common mistakes
- Yanking on your neck with your hands
- Rounding up with momentum instead of your core
- Using a light chair that lifts when you pull
Muscles worked
The sit-up with chair assisted mainly works the upper abs and lower abs, with the obliques and hip flexors assisting.
- Upper AbsPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- ObliquesSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- QuadsMinor
Kovo programs the sit-up with chair assisted for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
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Last reviewed June 2026.