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Arms too short for Static L-sits?


ScottyDugans
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Is it possible to have too short of arms for an L-sit? My butt is slightly still touching the ground when my hands are completely flat. The only way it feels right is when i get on my finger tips but it hurts way too much.

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Gerald Mangona

If you can touch the ground with flat palms when you're seated, your arms aren't too short. If you couldn't touch your palms to the ground while seated -- or if you're a tyrannosaurus rex -- then, your arms are too short.

Sounds like your scapular depression muscles might need some strengthening?

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I dont think so. I can hold it up for a while on my finger tips but it just hurts my fingers. But then again maybe thats different muscles Im not sure.

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Vincent Stoyas
or if you're a tyrannosaurus rex -- then, your arms are too short.

This. Hahah.

You just need to work at it. Eventually you'll get off your fingertips.

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Give it time. You need to actively push down with your shoulders and get a bit of compression when tightening up m

Is it ok to have my torso slightly tilted forward? Not at a 45 degree angle but at about 80 degrees I can do it. I saw one of the videos on here from one of Coach Sommer's students and he was slightly forward.

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Give it time. You need to actively push down with your shoulders and get a bit of compression when tightening up m

Is it ok to have my torso slightly tilted forward? Not at a 45 degree angle but at about 80 degrees I can do it. I saw one of the videos on here from one of Sommers students and he was slightly forward.

Yes it's ok for the regular L-sit. An advanced L-sit though would have the torso totally upright or slightly leaned back.

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Karri Kytömaa

Here is a somewhat related question.

I have the same problem that when sitting totally straight, my huge ass is touching the ground so I lean my torso bit forward. I'm on my 5th week of SSC right now, working on about 10-12s holds.

Now I played around with pushing my hips forward instead, so tilting my body backwards. It totally fried my abs in seconds.

So I just wonder which is more time efficient, first work up to 60s L in that easy position or switch to working in harder position after this cycle? Even if it means working on some 5s holds.

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