L-Sit Pull Ups / Pull-Ups
- Assume a wide grip on a pull-up bar and hang so that your feet are not in contact with the ground.
- Once steady, bring your legs up towards your chest, stopping when you feel they are perpendicular to your body (your body should now resemble an ‘L’ shape.
- Holding this shape, engage your lats and arms to pull your body up towards the bar.
- Hold shortly when your chin is above the bar, before lowering back down to the starting position.
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L-sit pull ups / pull-ups is a gym work out exercise that targets middle back / lats and also involves abs and biceps. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Floor t raises / back flyes, bent over two-arm long barbell / t-bar rows and full barbell clean and presses / jerk / overhead presses are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as l-sit pull ups / pull-ups. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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