Technique
- Grab the support with straight arms, placing all your weight on your hands.
- Brace your core, lift the knees up and then straighten out your legs.
- Your legs will dip down but make sure that your heels are not resting on the ground.
Form tips
- Keep your shoulders pushed down ( Shoulder depression) and forward ( Shoulder protraction).
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Back
- Serratus anterior
- Chest
- Pelvis
- Quadriceps
- Abs
- Obliques
Secondary
- Hip adductors
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Lower trapezius
- Serratus anterior
- Latissimus dorsi
- Pectoralis minor
- Iliacus
- Rectus femoris
- Psoas major
- Rectus abdominis
- External oblique
- Internal oblique
- Vastus medialis
- Vastus intermedius
- Vastus lateralis
Equipment
Appears in
Calisthenics skills
Joint movements
Progressions
L-sit
Intermediate
Regressions
Chair l-sit
Novice
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