L-Sit
A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
This is a technical lift, best learned under a coach’s eye before loading heavy.
HOW TO PERFORM
- Support on the floor or parallettes, arms locked.
- Lift the legs to horizontal, toes pointed.
- Hold; keep the shoulders pressed down. Use tucks to progress.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Abs
Secondary
- Obliques
In the app
This guide covers these exercises in the Ægir Iron library:
- L-Sit
- Tuck L-Sit
- One-Leg L-Sit
Log it in Ægir Iron to track your PRs and estimated 1RM, and to see the sets each muscle gets every week. Free for individual lifters.