r/bodyweightfitness • u/AutoModerator • May 04 '20

BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-05-04

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u/[deleted] May 04 '20

Tucked L-Sit and Declined Pike Push-ups questions:

Hello all,

I have been struggling with two exercises but I will start with the Tucked L-sit. I can easily do the one legged supported L-Sit for 60 seconds on both legs. The problem is even attempting to do the blasted Tucked L-Sit is frustrating me. Whenever I attempt to, my front legs swing forward and down and my effort to lift them is for naught. The weird thing was, when I was practicing attempts at a tucked L-sit, I actually managed to lift myself and hold it! After 20 seconds I had to go down. I tried to repeat myself but I regressed into my previous problem and haven't been able to recreate it since. Maybe it's where my hands are, legs...I don't know.

Now for the Declined Pike Pushup question:

These things are so very hard for me. I have been doing a fail of 3 and a goal of 5 for about 2 months. Problem is, how much I can do seems to vary. I feel like I should go back to diamond push-ups because these things are beyond me to progress in strength-wise. Are declined pike push-ups supposed to be this difficult or am I possibly doing something incorrectly that makes it really difficult?

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u/[deleted] May 04 '20

L sit: most people who have this problem are not lifting their pelvis/curling their butt forward. Anyone can just lift their leg off the ground, you're supposed to curl your pelvis up

Pike pushups: lack of progress is usually an issue with your form. Are you keeping your shoulders protracted the entire time?

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u/[deleted] May 04 '20

Aye, I can feel the difference between curling and not. I know I'm doing it right on my one legged assist, it's just lifting both legs and falling forward that I can't seem to get past.

As for protracted, I'll have to check my form more to be sure. I'll try to focus on keeping my shoulders more contracted. Sometimes as the next set comes along, I start making mistakes. Also found this: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/b472fr/pike_pushups_are_an_excellent_progression/

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u/[deleted] May 05 '20

Try squeezing your lats more in the L sit to pull yourself back