Good way to load the roman chair situp?

[Sabin]

Rip,

You mentioned using a barbell across the traps to load back extensions. How do you load up the roman chair situp?

Roman chairs are really helping my hip flexor problem that i had about a month ago by the way.

Sabin

[Mark Rippetoe]

Put a plate on your chest and hold it there with your arms. This really should have already occurred to you.

[h k]

If you need more weight than a single plate you can keep a barbell in the crook of your elbows (not sure if that's the right word. zercher style). We've noticed that if you add weights on your chest the highest portion of the lift becomes easy so you should strap a band to pull your torso back. It's easy to set up between a weight holder and under your arms.

[XTrainer]

When that becomes too easy, put it behind your head. Longer lever arm makes it more difficult.

[Polynomial]

When putting a plate on your chest started to get easy, I'd hold it behind my head for added difficulty. When that got easy, I'd use a heavier plate on my chest.

[Andy Baker (KSC)]

Put a band in between your teeth and attach it to the base of the machine.