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Partial Straight Leg Raise
Advanced Difficulty
Dynamic Exercise
Muscles Involved
Primary Muscles
Abs
Serratus
Obliques
Secondary Muscles
Quadriceps
Finger Flexors
Lats
Exercise Performance
Hang from an overhead bar, with your body in a straight line and your feet off the floor. Tighten the shoulders. Lift the locked legs until they are at a forty-five degree angle, and hold. Keeping your knees locked straight, smoothly raise your legs until they are parallel with the floor. This is the finish position (fig. 80). Pause for a moment, before lowering the legs back to a forty-five degree angle. Repeat. Exhale as your legs move up, inhale as they move down. Keep the abs tight.
Progressions
Beginner - 1x5 Rep
Intermediate - 2x10 Rep
Master - 2x15 Rep
Exercise Video