Exercise Guide
L-Sit Hold
Supporting yourself on your hands with the legs held straight out in front, body making an L. Enormous demand on the abs, hip flexors and triceps together.
AdvancedStrengthStaticCompound
Form
Start
Mid
End
Illustrations by Bryl Lim for Workout Guide, after Everkinetic. Used unchanged under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Details
Primary Muscle
Core
Equipment
Bodyweight
Difficulty
Advanced
Category
Strength
Force
Static
Mechanic
Compound
Secondary Muscles
TricepsQuadsShoulders
How to Perform
- 1
Sit on the floor or between two parallettes with your hands beside your hips.
- 2
Press down hard through straight arms to lift your backside off the ground.
- 3
Extend your legs straight out in front of you, feet off the floor.
- 4
Hold, keeping your shoulders pushed down away from your ears.
Tips
- ★Start tucked, then one leg at a time, then both - the straight-leg version comes last.
- ★Parallettes or dip bars give you the height that makes an honest hold possible.