Advanced exercise

Hanging Pull to Front Lever to Inverted Hang

Also called Straight-Body Pull to Inverted Hang

  • Coordination
  • Strength
  • Calisthenics

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Pull to Inverted Hang Through Front Lever

Technique

How to perform Hanging Pull to Front Lever to Inverted Hang

  1. Hang from the pull-up bar or rings with straight elbows and your legs together.
  2. Establish active shoulder support and a controlled trunk position.
  3. Pull through your shoulders to raise your straight body toward a face-up horizontal front lever without bending your elbows or folding at the hips.
  4. Continue the same controlled arc until your feet point upward in an inverted hang.
  5. Keep your body aligned as you reverse through horizontal.
  6. Return to the full hang under control and settle before the next repetition.

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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