Otis-Up

Otis-Up demonstration

How to Perform

1. 1Secure 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. 2Initiate the movement by flexing the hips and spine to raise your torso up from the ground.
3. 3As you move up, press the weight up so that it is above your head at the top of the movement.
4. 4Return the weight to your chest as you reverse the sit-up motion, ensuring not to go all the way down to the floor.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• •Focus on controlled movements rather than speed or momentum
• •Maintain proper breathing - exhale during the exertion phase
• •Start with lighter weight to master the form before progressing
• •This is a great exercise for beginners - focus on form over reps
• •As a compound movement, this exercise works multiple muscle groups efficiently