120 degree V Sit

Technique

How to perform 120 degree V Sit

1. Sit with your legs together and straight, and place both palms on the floor beside or just behind your hips.
2. Press into the floor with straight elbows and lift your hips and feet.
3. Compress your thighs toward your torso as your legs approach vertical.
4. Move your hips forward relative to your hands to bring the straight legs past vertical toward the 120-degree position.
5. Hold the supported shape without bending the knees or using a backward fall to raise the feet.
6. Reverse the hip shift and lower your feet and hips under control.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Rectus Abdominis, Posterior Deltoid, Rectus Femoris, Triceps Lateral Head, Triceps Long Head, Triceps Medial Head.

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.