Technique
- Sit on the ground, lean forward and place your hands on the sides, somewhere near the knees.
- Push on your hands and lift your legs off the ground.
- Kick your legs up and down, alternating rapidly between the two (flutter kicks).
Form tips
- The closer you place your hands to your feet, the harder the exercise will become.
- Do not lean back to lift your legs: lean forward and place weight on your hands. This is what improves your compression ability.
Logging: Alternate sides continuously.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Pelvis
- Quadriceps
- Abs
- Obliques
Secondary
- Hip adductors
Flexibility
Secondary
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
- Hip adductors
- Legs
- Pelvis
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Iliacus
- Rectus femoris
- Psoas major
- Rectus abdominis
- External oblique
- Internal oblique
Equipment
Appears in
Flexibility
Progressions
L-sit
Intermediate
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