Hanging Knee Raises

Hang from a bar with arms extended. Bring your knees up toward your chest, pause, then lower slowly. Keep your torso stable and avoid swinging.

ABS · CORE

Hanging Knee Raises: how the movement is executed

How it is executed

Hang from a bar with arms extended.
Bring your knees up toward your chest, pause, then lower slowly.
Keep your torso stable and avoid swinging.

Muscles worked: Abs
Primary muscle: Lower abs
Equipment: Pull-up bar
Movement pattern: Core
Difficulty: Intermediate
What it is for: StrengthHypertrophyCore strength

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Variations and substitutions

Hanging Oblique Knee RaisePull-up bar

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