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Hanging Bent Leg Raise
Intermediate Difficulty
Dynamic Exercise
Muscles Involved
Primary Muscles
Abs
Serratus
Obliques
Secondary Muscles
Finger Flexors
Lats
Other Muscles
Quadriceps
Exercise Performance
Grab an overhead bar so that your body is in a straight line and your feet are clear of the ground. Your hands should be approximately shoulder width, and your shoulders kept nice and tight. Now bend at the knees until your knee joints are angled off straight by around forty-five degrees. This will put your feet a few inches behind the rest of your hanging body. Smoothly raise your legs at the hips until your feet are opposite your pelvis. Pause and reverse the motion, before repeating. Only move at the hips; keep your knee angle locked into place. Exhale as you raise your legs, inhale as you lower them. Keep the abs tense.
Progressions
Beginner - 1x5 Rep
Intermediate - 2x10 Rep
Master - 2x15 Rep
Exercise Video