L-Sit Hold

How to do it

Sit with legs straight in front, plant the hands beside the hips on the floor or on two blocks, then press down hard through straight arms to lift the hips and heels clear of the ground and hold.

Muscles worked

Primary: core · Also works: hip_flexors, triceps, shoulders

Equipment

No equipment

Common mistakes

• Shrugging into the shoulders instead of pushing them down and away from the ears
• Bending the knees and calling it an L-sit — start with a tuck hold and earn the straight legs
• Rounding the lower back and letting the chest collapse rather than sitting tall

Variations

• Tuck L-sit with knees to chest
• One leg straight, one tucked
• Hands on parallettes or push-up handles for more clearance

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• Hollow Body Hold
• Hanging Leg Raise
• Tuck Hollow Hold
• Front Plank

Take care: ABROFIT automatically removes this movement for anyone who has flagged a wrist or shoulder problem. If that's you, use one of the swaps above and speak to a physio before loading it.

Related exercises

• Front Plankcore
• Dead Bugcore
• Hollow Body Holdcore
• Hanging Leg Raisecore
• Mountain Climbercore
• Defense Drill (Slip / Roll / Block)core