Core · Bodyweight
L Sit Legs Kick on a Chair
How to do the l sit legs kick on a chair, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Grip the seat of a sturdy chair on either side and press down to lift your hips off the seat with your legs out in front. From this support hold, alternate kicking each leg up and down in a flutter while keeping them off the ground and your torso upright.
- 1Lower abs and hip flexors firing hard to hold the legs up
- 2Arms pressing down firmly to keep your hips lifted
- 3Quads tight, keeping the kicking legs straight
Common mistakes
- Letting your feet drop to the floor between kicks
- Slumping your shoulders or collapsing your chest
- Rushing the kicks and losing control of the legs
Muscles worked
The l sit legs kick on a chair mainly works the lower abs and hip flexors, with the upper abs, quads, triceps, forearms, lats, and obliques assisting.
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Hip FlexorsPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- QuadsSupport
- TricepsSupport
- ForearmsSupport
- LatsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- Lower ChestMinor
- Mid ChestMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Lower TrapsMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
- AdductorsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.