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Hanging Leg Raises

Hang from a pull-up bar with your arms fully extended and feet off the ground. Keeping your legs straight, raise them in front of you until they are parallel to the floor or higher. Lower them slowly under control without swinging. Engage your core throughout and avoid using momentum to lift your legs.

ABS · CORE

Hanging Leg Raises: how the movement is executed

How it is executed

  1. Hang from a pull-up bar with your arms fully extended and feet off the ground.
  2. Keeping your legs straight, raise them in front of you until they are parallel to the floor or higher.
  3. Lower them slowly under control without swinging.
  4. Engage your core throughout and avoid using momentum to lift your legs.
Muscles worked
Abs
Primary muscle
Lower abs
Equipment
Pull-up bar
Movement pattern
Core
Difficulty
Advanced
What it is for
StrengthHypertrophyCore strengthStability

Variations and substitutions

Program your clients' routines from these exercises, without the spreadsheet.