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Sunday, 31 May 2009
A classic gymnastics exercise, the l-sit is a phenomenal exercise for developing abdominal and hip flexor strength and flexibility. With the obvious similarites between parkour conditioning and gymnastics conditioning, an l-sit is a great core exercise addition to any traceur's training regiment.

 

1.) The L-sit is one of the most effective abdominal stabilization exercises around. They are easier to train if you build yourself a pair of parallettes , but they can be practiced on the floor as well.


2.) Sit on the floor, back straight and in a neutral position, legs together and straight in front of you.


3.) Your hands should be placed next to your hips, flat on the floor, fingers pointing towards your toes.


4.) Press up off the ground and keep your legs at a 90 degree angle to your torso by contracting your lower abdominals and your hip flexors. Remember to breathe as normally as possible.


5.) Hold for as long as possible. It is best to quit if your form gets too sloppy, as this leads to diminishing gains and the possibility of lower-back injury.


6.) Rest an appropriate time and repeat until you’ve completed the required total time for the static hold.


 
 
 
 

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1. 06-01-2009 03:52

Thats amazing upper body strength! 
 
(What kind of shoes are those? Ariake?)

2. 06-01-2009 08:24

Ariakes

3. 06-01-2009 08:28

My bad. They aren't. lol. Sorry. :p

4. 06-01-2009 08:46

ariake lite mesh.

5. 06-01-2009 16:44

uugghhh those r so annoying :cry :upset but i'll do em

6. 06-03-2009 15:20

Its actually all core strength. all you upper body does is keep your arms from bending.

7. 06-15-2009 13:03

i loves the things cant wait to go do em :roll

8. 07-18-2009 01:19

Does it diminish effectiveness to do these at the same time as dips?

9. 10-03-2009 11:22

I can only do that for about two seconds then my face starts lookin like this :(

10. 10-26-2009 18:40

Lol, I Can kind of do those.. Guess I gotta get better.. Practice Makes Perfect. :eek

11. 11-04-2009 09:09

Can not do... >.

12. 01-16-2010 14:03

for doing it on the floor i slightly prop my feet up on the supports on a chair to hold my toes up does that work or should I try it without?

13. 01-26-2010 20:13

i can hold myself up like that but my legs cant extend all the way :sigh

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