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Also known as: Rings half straddle-sit.

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Technique

  1. Start from a Rings Support position (above the rings, straight-arms).
  2. Lift your hips back, push your legs behind the rings and open them to the sides and then up while bending the knees.
Risks
  • Be careful not to fall back on your head or on your back. At the beginning, make sure to have a soft surface under you and be close to the ground.

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Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Back
  • Serratus anterior
  • Chest

Secondary

  • Pelvis
  • Quadriceps
  • Abs
  • Obliques
  • Hip adductors
  • Lower trapezius
  • Serratus anterior
  • Latissimus dorsi
  • Pectoralis minor
  • Iliacus
  • Rectus femoris
  • Psoas major
  • Rectus abdominis
  • External oblique
  • Internal oblique

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Equipment

Rings
Rings

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Appears in

Joint movements
Shoulderdepression
trains stretches

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Progressions

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RTO straddle-sit

Advanced
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Rings l-sit

Intermediate
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RTO l-sit

Advanced
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Rings v-sit

Advanced
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Straddle l-sit

Intermediate
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Single bar L-sit

Intermediate
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