Hanging Leg Raise

Technique

How to perform Hanging Leg Raise

1. Hang from a chin-up bar with both arms extended at arms length in top of you using either a wide grip or a medium grip.
2. The legs should be straight down with the pelvis rolled slightly backwards.
3. This will be your starting position.
4. Raise your legs until your hips begin to curl up and your butt points at the wall in front of you.
5. Keep your torso upright and pull your legs until your toes touch the bar.
6. Exhale as you perform this movement and hold the contraction for a second or so.
7. Go back slowly to the starting position as you breathe in.
8. Repeat for the prescribed repetitions.

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Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Rectus Abdominis, External Oblique, Internal Oblique, Rectus Femoris.

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.