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Also known as: L-sit support hold.

Technique

  1. Sit on the ground with your legs straight and the supports by your hips.
  2. Push through the shoulders ( Shoulder depression) to elevate yourself, keeping the feet on the ground and the arms straight.

Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Back
  • Serratus anterior
  • Chest
  • Forearms
  • Lower trapezius
  • Serratus anterior
  • Latissimus dorsi
  • Pectoralis minor
  • Flexor digitorum superficialis
  • Flexor digitorum profondus
  • Flexor pollicis longus

Equipment

Appears in

Calisthenics skills
Joint movements
Shoulderdepression
trains stretches

Progressions

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Two-feet support l-sit

Beginner
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Rocking table

Novice

Variations

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Two-feet support l-sit

Beginner
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Parallettes tuck L-sit

Novice
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Parallettes one-foot support L-sit

Beginner
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Parallettes L-sit

Novice
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Supported dip shrugs

Beginner
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Active hang

Beginner
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