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 Fitness & exercise Exercise library Abdominals Hanging leg lifts
Hanging leg lifts
COURTESY OF GLOBAL FITNESS
Major muscles used
- Middle abdominals (Rectus Abdominis)
- Lower abdominals (Rectus Abdominis)
Performing hanging leg lifts
- Hang fully extended from a chin-up bar with your palms facing out. Your hands should be 2-4 inches farther than shoulder-width apart.
- Your knees should be slightly bent and your back straight.
- Keeping your legs together, slowly raise your knees upward as far as you can. Slightly tuck your pelvis forward. Hold for a second flexing your abdominals.
- Your lower legs (from knees to toes) should be vertical.
- Slowly lower your legs to the starting position in a controlled manner.
Be careful
- Don't swing or rock to create an upward momentum. Use your abdominals to do the lifting and lowering in a slow, controlled manner.
Alternative exercises to hanging leg lifts
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