Hanging leg raise

A single-joint exercise & concentric exercice, using bodyweight, hanging from a (horizontal) bar.

Considered an abs exercise, with the following muscle groups:

  • targeted: abs, lats, and traps
  • secondary: hip flexors, quadriceps, deltoids (posterior deltoid), and forearms

Level: advanced (more challenging than the hanging knee raise).

A.k.a.: hanging bodyweight leg raise


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