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L-Sit Pull-Up

  • Muscle Growth
  • Strength
  • Calisthenics

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Technique

How to perform L-Sit Pull-Up

  1. Grip the pull-up bar with an overhand grip and hang with your arms straight.
  2. Bring your straight legs together and hold them approximately horizontal in front of you.
  3. Keep the L position as you bend your elbows and pull your body upward without swinging.
  4. Continue until your head is around bar level, without craning your neck or requiring chest contact with the bar.
  5. Lower under control until your arms are straight, allowing your shoulder blades to move with the return.
  6. Keep your legs forward through each repetition, then lower them under control when the set is finished.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Latissimus Dorsi, Rectus Abdominis, Rectus Femoris.

MuscleScoreRole
Latissimus Dorsi1.0Target, Mover
Rectus Abdominis0.7Target, Stabilizer
Rectus Femoris0.7Target, Stabilizer
Teres Major0.6Mover
Brachialis0.5Mover
Trapezius0.4Mover
Vastus Lateralis0.4Stabilizer
Vastus Medialis0.4Stabilizer
External Oblique0.3Stabilizer
Internal Oblique0.3Stabilizer

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Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.

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