Technique
- Sit on the ground with your legs straight in front of you.
- Place your hands on the floor beside your thighs and push down to lift your buttocks off the ground.
- While keeping your butt elevated, alternately lift each straight leg up towards your chest.
Form tips
- Push your shoulders down to keep them away from your ears ( Shoulder depression).
Logging: Each repetition involves working both sides.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Back
- Serratus anterior
- Chest
Secondary
- Abs
- Obliques
- Pelvis
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Lower trapezius
- Serratus anterior
- Latissimus dorsi
- Pectoralis minor
- Rectus abdominis
- External oblique
- Internal oblique
Equipment
Appears in
Calisthenics skills
Joint movements
Shoulderdepression
trains stretches
Progressions
One-leg l-sit
Novice
Regressions
Parallettes one-foot support L-sit
Beginner
Parallettes L-sit alternate leg lifts
Beginner
Variations
One-foot support l-sit
Novice
Parallettes L-sit alternate leg lifts
Beginner
Parallettes one-foot support L-sit
Beginner
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