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# Seated scissors

> Beginner · Dynamic · Bilateral. Strength

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Also known as: Sitting scissors legs.

| | |
| - | - |
| **Difficulty** | Beginner |
| **Velocity** | Dynamic |
| **Symmetry** | Bilateral |
| **Athlete** | Louis |
| **Video length** | 19 s |

## Technique

1. Sit on the ground with your legs straight in front of you.
2. Place your hands down by your hips.
3. Lean back and lift your legs off the ground, balancing on your buttocks.
4. Move each leg to the inside, choosing one leg to move on top of the other one.
5. Open them back and repeat while switching which leg goes moves on top.

## Muscles

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    <Card title="Secondary"><ul className="not-prose list-none p-0 mt-2 mb-0 space-y-1.5"><li className="flex items-center gap-2"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0" style={{background: "#e299a6"}} />Pelvis</li></ul></Card>
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<Accordion title="Individual muscles" icon="list">
  * Rectus abdominis
  * External oblique
  * Internal oblique
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## Equipment

<div className="not-prose" style={{display: "grid", gridTemplateColumns: "repeat(auto-fill, minmax(10rem, 1fr))", gap: "0.75rem"}}><a href="/collections/equipment/ground-hands-or-body" className="flex flex-col rounded-xl border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800 overflow-hidden no-underline text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-600"><div className="bg-white flex items-center justify-center p-3" style={{height: "8.5rem"}}><img src="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/vLNdve7XPAGUwV8u/images/equipment/q01h.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=vLNdve7XPAGUwV8u&q=85&s=29181eaf27fe629ddae54c0248aef224" alt="Ground (hands or body)" noZoom className="m-0 w-full h-full object-contain" width="286" height="173" data-path="images/equipment/q01h.webp" /></div><span className="px-3 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium leading-snug border-t border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800">Ground (hands or body)</span></a></div>

## Appears in

<div className="not-prose rounded-2xl border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800 px-5 py-4 flex flex-col gap-4"><div style={{display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem 1rem", alignItems: "baseline"}}><div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100" style={{flex: "0 0 10rem"}}><Icon icon="dumbbell" size={16} /> Strength</div><div style={{flex: "1 1 18rem", display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem"}}><a href="/collections/strength/abs" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Abs</a><a href="/collections/strength/obliques" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Obliques</a><a href="/collections/strength/pelvis" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Pelvis</a></div></div><div style={{display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem 1rem", alignItems: "baseline"}}><div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100" style={{flex: "0 0 10rem"}}><Icon icon="person" size={16} /> Joint movements</div><div style={{flex: "1 1 18rem", display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: "0.5rem"}}><div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2"><span className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 w-20">Trunk</span><a href="/collections/joint-movements/trunk-flexion" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#c8102e"}} />flexion</a></div><div className="flex gap-4 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400"><span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#c8102e"}} /> trains</span><span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#1e88e5"}} /> stretches</span></div></div></div></div>

## Progressions

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  <Card title="Lying scissors" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/u4isihpalktq37dc/images/exercises/e0wh.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=u4isihpalktq37dc&q=85&s=53aa0035ca08d7438a85c019048c7743" href="/exercises/lying-scissors-e0wh" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e0wh.jpg">Beginner</Card>
</Columns>

<Accordion title="View Similar Exercises" icon="shuffle">
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</Accordion>

<Note>
  Want to log this exercise? Open it in [Calistree](https://calistree.app/datasheet/seated-scissors-e0wx). Text and images are used under [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/); the video plays from the original source.
</Note>


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