Progression ladder for the Barbell Press Sit-up

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

Easier and harder steps around the Barbell Press Sit-up

These are the substitutes for the Barbell Press Sit-up, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps (2)

  1. Weighted Crunches

    Weighted Crunches

    • Beginner
    • Medicine-ball
    • Abs
  2. Assisted Hanging Knee Raise

    • Beginner
    • Machine
    • Abs

Where you are now

Barbell Press Sit-up

  • Intermediate
  • Barbell
  • Abs

Harder steps (6)

  1. Decline Sit-up

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs
  2. Barbell Rollerout

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Abs
  3. Double Kettlebell Windmill

    Double Kettlebell Windmill

    • Advanced
    • Kettlebell
    • Abs
  4. Weighted Decline Sit-up

    • Advanced
    • Weighted
    • Abs
  5. Weighted Hanging Leg-hip Raise

    • Advanced
    • Weighted
    • Abs
  6. Barbell Standing Ab Rollerout

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Abs

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