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Technique

  1. Start from sitting on the ground, legs straight forward and hands on the supports beside your thighs.
  2. Push down with the arms straight to lift the butt off the ground and keep the shoulders down away from the ears ( Shoulder depression).
  3. Alternately lift your legs while keeping them straight.
Logging: Each repetition involves working both sides.

Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Back
  • Serratus anterior
  • Chest
  • Lower trapezius
  • Serratus anterior
  • Latissimus dorsi
  • Pectoralis minor

Equipment

Appears in

Strength
Joint movements
Shoulderdepression
trains stretches

Progressions

e12y

L-sit alternate leg lifts

Novice

Variations

e12y

L-sit alternate leg lifts

Novice
e07k

One-foot support l-sit

Novice
e12x

Parallettes one-foot support L-sit

Beginner
e0od

Supported dip shrugs

Beginner
e0c5

Support

Beginner
e0of

Dip shrugs

Novice
e0oi

PB walk

Intermediate
e0oe

Supported dip circles

Novice
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