Advanced exercise

Front Lever to Inverted Hang

Also called FL to Inverted Hang

  • Strength
  • Calisthenics

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Front lever raise to inverted hang 11 reps

Technique

How to perform Front Lever to Inverted Hang

  1. Establish a straight-body front lever on the rings with your elbows locked, legs together, and core braced.
  2. Depress your shoulders and begin pulling the rings toward your hips without bending your elbows.
  3. Keep your body rigid as it rotates upward around your shoulders.
  4. Continue the straight-arm pull until your body reaches a vertical inverted hang beneath the straps.
  5. Stabilize the inverted hang with the rings close to your sides.
  6. Reverse the path under control to return to the front lever or continue to a controlled hang.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Latissimus Dorsi, Teres Major, Rectus Abdominis.

MuscleScoreRole
Latissimus Dorsi1.0Target, Mover
Teres Major0.8Target, Mover
Rectus Abdominis0.7Target, Stabilizer
External Oblique0.4Stabilizer
Internal Oblique0.4Stabilizer
Rhomboid Major0.4Stabilizer
Trapezius0.4Stabilizer
Triceps Long Head0.4Mover, Stabilizer
Gluteus Maximus0.3Stabilizer

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