Technique
- Place your hands on Parallettes between you legs.
- Lift your straight legs into a wide Straddle position.
- Hold the legs horizontal and parallel to the ground for time.
Form tips
- Keep your legs locked straight and open them as wide as possible.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Back
- Serratus anterior
- Chest
Secondary
- Pelvis
- Quadriceps
- Abs
- Obliques
- 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
Equipment
Appears in
Progressions
Straddle l-sit
Intermediate
Variations
Straddle l-sit
Intermediate
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