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Also known as: L-sit walk.

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Technique

  1. Sit on the ground with straight legs in front of you, lean back and lift your legs up, so that you are balancing on your buttocks.
  2. Shift your weight to one side to lift the other buttock off the ground and move that one slightly forward.
  3. Repeat on the other side, so that you are slightly moving forward with each repetition.

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Form tips

  • Keep your legs straight.
  • Aim to keep your back straight.
  • Aim to minimize unnecessary movements from your limbs while moving forward.

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Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Pelvis
  • Quadriceps
  • Abs
  • Obliques

Secondary

  • Hip adductors
  • Iliacus
  • Rectus femoris
  • Psoas major
  • Rectus abdominis
  • External oblique
  • Internal oblique

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Equipment

Ground (hands or body)
Ground (hands or body)

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Appears in

Joint movements
Trunkflexion
Hipflexion
trains stretches

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Regressions

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Butt walk

Beginner
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V-up

Novice
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Straddle-up

Novice
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Tuck-up

Beginner
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Boat pose

Novice
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Tuck boat pose

Beginner
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