Expert exercise

155 degree V Sit

  • Stability
  • Strength
  • Calisthenics

Technique

How to perform 155 degree V Sit

  1. Set both palms on the floor beside or behind your hips, with your legs together.
  2. Establish straight-arm support and compress the legs toward your torso.
  3. Press the hips forward and upward while maintaining the fold between torso and thighs.
  4. Bring the straight legs toward the 155-degree high-V landmark as the pelvis rises.
  5. Hold without elbow or knee bending and without resting bodyweight on the floor.
  6. Reverse the supported entry and lower the hips and feet.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

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

MuscleScoreRole
Posterior Deltoid0.9Target, Stabilizer
Triceps Lateral Head0.9Target, Stabilizer
Triceps Long Head0.9Target, Stabilizer
Triceps Medial Head0.9Target, Stabilizer
Rectus Abdominis0.8Target, Stabilizer
Rectus Femoris0.7Target, Stabilizer
External Oblique0.5Stabilizer
Internal Oblique0.5Stabilizer
Rhomboid Major0.5Stabilizer
Trapezius0.5Stabilizer

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.

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