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Hanging Oblique Knee Raise

Hanging Oblique Knee Raise

Hang from a pull-up bar with an overhand grip and your arms fully extended, keeping your shoulders engaged and your body still. Bend your knees and raise them up and toward one side, twisting your hips so your obliques drive the rotation. Pause briefly at the top, then lower under control without swinging. Alternate sides each rep and avoid using momentum.

How it is executed

  1. Hang from a pull-up bar with an overhand grip and your arms fully extended, keeping your shoulders engaged and your body still.
  2. Bend your knees and raise them up and toward one side, twisting your hips so your obliques drive the rotation.
  3. Pause briefly at the top, then lower under control without swinging.
  4. Alternate sides each rep and avoid using momentum.
Muscles worked
Abs
Primary muscle
Obliques
Equipment
Pull-up bar
Movement pattern
Core
Difficulty
Intermediate
What it is for
Strength · Hypertrophy · Core strength · Stability

Variations and substitutions

Build the routine from these exercises, without the spreadsheet.