Technique
- Start from sitting on the ground, legs straight forward and hands on the supports beside your thighs.
- Push down with the arms straight to lift the butt off the ground and keep the shoulders down away from the ears ( Shoulder depression).
- Lift one leg and hold it parallel to the ground.
Logging: Work each side for the time indicated.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Back
- Serratus anterior
- Chest
Secondary
- Forearms
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Lower trapezius
- Serratus anterior
- Latissimus dorsi
- Pectoralis minor
- Flexor digitorum superficialis
- Flexor digitorum profondus
- Flexor pollicis longus
Equipment
Appears in
Strength
Calisthenics skills
Joint movements
Progressions
One-foot support l-sit
Novice
L-sit alternate leg lifts
Novice
Variations
One-foot support l-sit
Novice
L-sit alternate leg lifts
Novice
Parallettes L-sit alternate leg lifts
Beginner
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Parallettes one-leg L-sit
Novice
One-arm hang
Intermediate
L-sit one-arm hang
Advanced
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