Progression ladder for the Otis-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.
Choose a different exercise
Search the exercise catalogue by name. The ladder and the log below both follow whichever exercise you pick.
Easier and harder steps around the Otis-up
These are the substitutes for the Otis-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 (6)
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Russian Twist
- Intermediate
- Bodyweight
- Abs
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Incline Twisting Sit-up
- Intermediate
- Bodyweight
- Abs
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Band Bicycle Crunch
- Intermediate
- Band
- Abs
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Weighted Seated Twist (On Stability Ball)
- Intermediate
- Stability-ball
- Abs
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Twisted Leg Raise
- Intermediate
- Bodyweight
- Abs
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Oblique Crunch
- Intermediate
- Bodyweight
- Abs
Where you are now

Otis-up
- Advanced
- Other
- Abs
Harder steps
Nothing in the substitutes for the Otis-up scores harder than it.
Log a workout on the Otis-up
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