Not exact matches
It uses some of the same muscles you activate during
hanging leg raises, but
at the same time offers support for your back, which makes it more manageable for less experienced trainees and a vital part of a truly effective abs and core workout.
Hang on a bar and
raise the knees slowly until the upper
legs go
at a 90 - degree angle.
Those looking to build muscle and get a tight 6 pack often but themselves
at risk with poor exercises choices like
hanging leg raises and toes to bar.
I provide a ton of great abs exercises in my book, but one of THE highest resistance exercises for the abs, is
hanging leg raises (but NOT the way you see most people
at the gym doing them).
Do the
hanging leg raise with
legs straight until you reach 90 degrees and once
at that position bend you
legs as you did for the
leg tuck and continue the movement until your feet touch the bar you are
hanging on.
I intentionally avoid gym / weights and insisted on
at home body weight workouts (elevated push ups, pull ups,
hanging leg raises via «Iron Gym» in my doorway)....
A good way to train the core and
at the same time increase grip and back strength is to do
hanging leg raises.