Exercise technique

hanging leg hip raise

The hanging leg hip raise is a bodyweight exercise that targets the abdominal muscles by requiring you to hang from a pull-up bar and lift your legs, engaging your core and hip flexors.

How do you perform this exercise?

  1. Hang from a pull-up bar with your arms fully extended and your palms facing away from you.
  2. Engage your core and lift your legs up by flexing your hips and knees until your thighs are parallel to the ground.
  3. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your legs back down to the starting position.
  4. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Which other muscles are involved?

Hip flexors, Lower back.

How do you log your sets?

How do you track progressive overload?

Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.

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