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Home arrow Train arrow Body arrow Exercises arrow The L-Pull Up
The L-Pull Up Print E-mail
Monday, 14 November 2005
 

The L-Pull Up is a killer full-body exercise that tests your core strength and stability as well as your mental toughness.

1.)Grasp a pull-up bar with palms facing away from you (pronated). With straight arms and legs, lift your legs until they are extended straight out in front of you in an L position.

 

2.)Perform a pull-up, maintaining the L position. If your legs drop, you will still get tremendous benefit out of this movement.

 

3.)If maintaining even an approximation of an L position is clearly impossible for you, a spotter can assist by holding your feet up, or you can bend your legs and hold your thighs up, parallel to the ground.



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1. 01-19-2007 09:16

You can also evan try pivot your legs in a circular motion clockwise then counter clockwise.
Seraph002

2. 01-19-2007 13:05

is what this exercise is. I can't do it just yet but just wait.
GoFun

3. 04-05-2007 02:28

:upset
jamminb0111

4. 04-06-2007 09:56

EXTREME
serdmanczyk

5. 04-07-2007 11:54

WOW! no way. ugH! :upset :x
midnightbats

6. 04-18-2007 09:25

I think I need to put more effort into learning how to do pull-ups with my palms facing away from me. Then I'll definately have to advance to this technique. ;)
teensjustlivin

7. 04-19-2007 16:00

I must say, this is very much so a killer exercise. Can't wait to try it out sometime. :grin
SkyGanko

8. 04-21-2007 08:05

i can do it but my legs drop a little past parrallel 
i really like this exercise ;)
TMatt

9. 05-08-2007 20:30

sounds fun im tryin it tomorrow
Shadowfreak

10. 07-18-2007 07:19

ARGH this crap hurts :upset
sourmooch

11. 08-05-2007 20:56

:eek i got a new goal!
belownoob

12. 11-05-2007 15:27

^ 
| 
 
me too  
guitarplayer

13. 11-05-2007 15:27

^ 
| 
 
me too  
guitarplayer

14. 12-01-2007 08:12

this is a vrey good exersise :grin
Sanders

15. 12-06-2007 06:53

My favorite part is that all you need to do it is a decent play ground...heck yes!
rungirlrun

16. 12-16-2007 12:47

This one should be interesting... 
friek4fun

17. 04-12-2008 20:14

Its even hard for me to keep my legs up at a 90.

18. 04-18-2008 09:11

Very good exercise, but I start to drop my legs after about 4 or 5 of them. :)

19. 05-07-2008 07:46

I can't do these yet, so I've just been substituting with normal pull-ups and just doing the L shape while hanging. I figure if I can get both halves of the excersize first, then I'll try the full thing.

20. 05-17-2008 07:29

If ur having trouble keeping ur legs at 90 degrees try to cross them 
it will help you hold ur legs up but it wont ruin the excercise

21. 07-12-2008 11:15

dude this looks hard but am goi to try themany way sooo :grin :) ;) :p 8) :roll :eek :upset :zzz :sigh :? :cry :( :x

22. 08-06-2008 12:29

im going to try this, i go the gym, but the weird thing is they don't have a pull up bar. they have about every machine possible, but no pull up bar. cant believe i hav to go the playground to work out. :? :(

23. 08-07-2008 06:44

Really easy solution if u cant keep ur legs at a 90. Just bend at the knees until u can hold ur thighs at a 90 and gradually progress. Inability to maintain a 90 is due to lack of ab strength so train those HARDER!!!!

24. 09-14-2008 08:52

this is rediculously hard :x  
I can do 15 regular, but I can barely lift my body when I' doing this one. 
why is is SO much harder?

25. 09-20-2008 21:05

I cant read what it say cause of that stupid menu in the way (overlapping) the wrighting...

26. 09-24-2008 15:42

Lol ive been doin this but didnt know the name for it. Oh yeah about that playground part, i live right across the street from an elementary school (very elaborate playground, i go up there to practice / workout alot)

27. 10-06-2008 12:58

a little too sick for now :x :x

28. 10-14-2008 23:06

:cry

29. 12-14-2008 12:57

dude!nice :p i like it...i put in max from my abs and lower back.arms are not used to max out the exerscise :zzz

30. 01-20-2009 14:49

its way tougher than it looks.... :(

31. 03-01-2009 08:05

This exercise is great. I've been doing it for a while and I can finally get 6. If ur having trouble, i recemend that u cross ur legs. It helps u keep ur legs up a little easier while ur still getting use to it. Great exercise tho.

32. 05-16-2009 07:02

fun

33. 05-17-2009 12:50

ya this sucks but its fun kinda u have to keep it like that for 10 to 20 seconds (the way i learned) witch kills like a bitch

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