L-Sit Scissor
The L-Sit Scissor is an L-sit exercise in which the athlete engages medial glutes for the the scissoring motion. It requires a foundation of straight arm strength, core compression, medial glute engagement, and hip flexor strength.
- Type Of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Abdominals, Hips, Shoulders
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Equipment: Parallettes, Body Only
L-Sit Scissor
- Begin in a top support position on parallel bars with your elbows locked and body straight.
- With your torso vertical, lift your knees up to hip height, bending them to 90-degrees.
- Alternatively, begin kneeling between two parallettes and press into a bent knee top support.
- Fight to keep your shoulders down as far from your ears as possible (depressed) and your thighs perfectly parallel to the floor.
- Now quickly extend your legs, lock your knees, and straddle your legs wide (legs held parallel to the floor).
- Bring your legs back together, returning the L-sit, and repeat the L-sit scissor for reps.
- Exercise: Hanging Leg Lift
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Abdominals, Hips
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Body Only
- Exercise: L-Sit
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Abdominals, Hips, Shoulders
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Equipment: Parallettes or Body Only
