Finger L Sit Heel Support. How-to, proper form and tips
Doing a supported L Sit using your fingers instead of the hand is highly effective on hands. As any L Sit variance, core and shoulders are also highly engaged.
Video demonstration
(excerpt from 'Finger Tip L Sit, regression'
by The Daily BAR)
How to and step by step instructions:
- Sit on the floor, legs straight and feet together.
- Put your hands on the floor, near the hips.
- Press your shoulders down with your arms straight so that the hips stays of the ground.
- Extend your fingers so that the palm of the hand also stays off the ground. Only the five fingers on each hand will touch the ground.
- Keep your heels on the ground.
- Hold this position a few seconds, eventually raising one leg at a time.
Hints & tips:
- Press the shoulders down. Your head should be as far as possible from the shoulders.
- Even if you can hold only a few seconds in the beginning, you should progress for longer a time.
Benefits:
- Strengthen the shoulders and core.
Counting & gamification:
- Count the seconds you can hold.
- Aim to hold this position for at least 60 seconds.
- Count the accumulated duration in a period, say session, weekend or month.
Muscles worked and body parts involved:
Primary muscles: Shoulder, Triceps, Hand
Secondary muscles: Abs, Upper Back, Lats, Quads
