Technique
- Sit on the ground with Parallettes by your sides and legs straight forward
- Place your hands on the parallettes and push yourself up with locked arms.
- Engage your Abs and lift your straight legs up.
- Hold the legs parallel to the ground while keeping your shoulders pushed down away from your ears.
Form tips
- Keep your legs fully straight and toes pointed.
- Maintain a strong Shoulder depression.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Back
- Serratus anterior
- Chest
- Pelvis
- Quadriceps
- Abs
- Obliques
Secondary
- Hip adductors
- Forearms
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
Other disciplines
Joint movements
Progressions
L-sit
Intermediate
Variations
L-sit
Intermediate
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