Hanging Leg Raise

Danish: Hængende benløft

Movement pattern

Hip flexion, Spinal flexion

Equipment

Pull-up bar

Main muscles

Iliacus, Psoas major, Rectus abdominis

Also works

External abdominal oblique, Internal abdominal oblique, Rectus femoris

Stabilisers

Flexor digitorum profundus, Flexor digitorum superficialis, Latissimus dorsi

Muscle groups

Hip flexors, Abdominals

Level

Intermediate

Type

Compound, pull

Load

Bodyweight

Logged as

Reps

Related exercises

Belongs to: Hanging Knee Raise

Alternatives: Flutter Kick, Lying Leg Raise

Variation of: Hanging Knee Raise

Harder version of: Hanging Knee Raise

Easier version of: Toes-to-Bar

Other names

German: Beinheben im Hang · Spanish: Elevaciones de Piernas (Colgado)

Liftosaur: Hanging Leg Raise, Bodyweight · wger: Hanging Leg Raises · free-exercise-db: Hanging Leg Raise

Also called: Hanging Leg Lift, Hanging Leg Lifts, Hanging Leg Raises, Hanging Straight Leg Raise

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