The Secret to achieving the L-Sit

[thechammer]

@the0prayer and to not be tall.

and have big quads

like me

 

[agnostic101]

@thechammer You forgot be flexible!

 

[satronfm]

@thechammer Not really, I’m short and still outta luck. Short arms plus fat ass equals no L-sit

 

[axoflegend]

@bkchristian So secret it's on the l-sit page of the wiki.

https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/exercises/l-sit

 

[morice]

@bkchristian Thanks!

 

[nelswin]

@bkchristian Good info. Pretty standard pike progression techniques.

 

[lostinconfusion]

@bkchristian

https://imgur.com/5dW6JE7

 

[sanddjam]

@bkchristian I'm pretty visual. Could you post a quick YouTube video to show them? It sounds effective and helpful to improve my form and help me reach my goals. Thanks!

 

[aamyggirl]

@sanddjam Here's the link to OP's video:

 

[axoflegend]

@sanddjam There are images in the compression work section at the bottom here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/exercises/l-sit

 

[diego87]

@bkchristian Does Arm length vs torso length factor into this at all?

 

[bkchristian]

@diego87 Yes, if you have longer arns it might be harder to do but not much harder. If you stick with it, it shouldn't be a problem

 

[diego87]

@bkchristian I was actually referring to short arms.

 

[bkchristian]

@diego87 With short arms it's generally easier to lift yourself because you have a smaller span