So I am unable to do an L pull up or an L hold. Instead I tried to work on just getting my legs up to form a 90 degree angle with my body, and I am unable to hold them for very long. Basically I did some leg lifts on one of those dip bar seats. I am just wondering if anyone knows of some exercises that I can do to build up the strength to hold that 90 degree angle.

Start out with tuck holds and tuck pull-ups (ie pull your knees up to your chest, feet close to your back-side).  Once your able to hold 10 - 15 sec holds like that work on slowly extending one leg at a time.  Also, work on your hamstring flexibility. 

Sure others will have more to offer.

Cheers, kempie

Ahhh yea one thing I forgot to mention is that when I try to do them, I feel this weird feeling/pain in my hip area. Just curious as to what that means.

Pain in the hip area is a bit vague.  Is it joint or muscular?  Where exactcly in the hip is sit hurting?  Quite often folks will feel cramping in the hips/ quads as they begin to practice these drills but this does go away with time.

Have a practice with the tuck sits etc and see whether you can avoid teh hip issues you mentioned.

Cheers, kempie

214 that is a normal feeling in the hip, leg, abs…etc.. You just need to keep doing them. We do this in out Kenpo class. Stand with your back against a wall and lift one leg out 90 degrees, and hold it as long as possible. Then the next leg. Hope this helps.

Make sure you stretch tall before and after L sit practice- it helps keep the cramps away. I use the fingers locked on my toes and arch backwatds stretch and no longer get the cramps…

L Sit progression is tough-
try all the varieties
Tuck sit on the rings, from the floor and from the paralettes.
Toes to the bar and Knees to elbows will support your progress.

When we have kids who can tuck sit, but not yet L sit we will get them in an L sit position and hold their feet for a short count and then let go, lessening support as they progress.

The pain is weird…i think its a musculature pain. But I think I will try the back against wall one leg at a time practice and the stretch. Thanks y’all.