Hanging Leg Raises
How to Do Hanging Leg Raises
- Grip a chin up or pull up bar with a firm overhand grip.
- Hang from the bar with your legs straight.
- Raise your legs by flexing your hips forward and bending your knees up towards your chest.
- Continue to raise your knees towards your chest by flexing your waist forward. Don’t swing your body to use momentum. Use your abdominals to pull your legs up.
- Return to the starting position, lowering your legs slowly until they are straight.
- Repeat.
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Hanging Leg Raises Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Hanging Leg Raises targets abs and also works forearms and glutes & hip flexors. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is a gym exercise. Equipment required: full gym and no equipment.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include High knees / front knee lifts / run / jog on the spot, stability / swiss / exercise ball rollout and stability / swiss / exercise ball plank. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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Follow ready-made home and gym plans with visual demos and timers – or create custom workouts from exercises like this.
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