Technique
- Balancing on a single bar makes the L-sit slightly harder.
- Push your shoulders down (depression): do not let them elevate towards your ears.
- The legs shoulder be fully extended and parallel to the ground. risks
- If doing this on a higher bar, be careful not to fall back, and in any case try it on a low bar first.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Back
- Serratus anterior
- Chest
- Pelvis
- Quadriceps
- Abs
- Obliques
Secondary
- 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
- Vastus medialis
- Vastus intermedius
- Vastus lateralis
Equipment
Appears in
Joint movements
Regressions
L-sit
Intermediate
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