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Mobility Β· Lower body

L-sit

Difficulty Mobility

How to perform it

Sit on the floor (or on parallettes), legs extended in front of you, hands beside the hips pressing the body up. Targets the abs, triceps and hip flexors. Differs from the L-sit hang by having no bar – pushing instead of pulling.

Equipment

No equipment (bodyweight)

Muscles worked

Muscles and artwork credits
  • Front delts
  • Lats
  • Rectus abdominis
  • Rectus femoris
  • Triceps – lateral and medial heads
  • Triceps – long head

Artwork: Ryan Graves, CC BY 4.0, modified

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