L Sit Tuck on Chair exercise – Mover.tips

Exercise can be done every time you sit on a chair to activate shoulders and abs.

Video demonstration

(excerpt from ‘Circus Challenge – Day 11 – chair L sit’ by National Centre for Circus Arts)

How to and step by step instructions:

1. Hold the chair arms and extend your elbows so that your butt stays off the chair.
2. Bend your knees as if you were normally seated.
3. Bring the knees as high as you can, ideally touching the chest with them.

Hints & tips:

• Good preparation for shoulders and abs.
• When starting, to be able to hold the position for a few seconds is already a good exercise.
• Exercise is office-friendly and can be done everywhere as long as the chair arms are strong enough.

Benefits:

• Overall strength, focus on shoulders and abs.

Counting & gamification:

• Count the seconds you can hold, accumulating in a period (session, day, week).
• Set an accumulated goal for a workout session, say 60 seconds, and do the necessary repetitions to reach that goal.
• Count accumulated time with L Sit tuck in the floor, chair or pair of chairs.
• Get used to try this position every time you sit on a strong chair. It will become easier and easier.

Muscles worked and body parts involved:

Muscles: Core & Upper body

Primary muscles: Shoulder, Triceps, Abs, Lats

Secondary muscles: Obliques, Lowerback, Hip Flexor, Quads

Muscle: Core and Upper body

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Collection: L Sit Friendly

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Category: Bodyweight

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Same exercise, different set:

L Sit Tuck on Double Chair L Sit Tuck on Parallel Bar