Hanging Leg Raise
How to do the Hanging Leg Raise with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Abs
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Body Only
How to do the Hanging Leg Raise
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Hang from a chin-up bar with both arms extended at arms length in top of you using either a wide grip or a medium grip. The legs should be straight down with the pelvis rolled slightly backwards. This will be your starting position.
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Raise your legs until the torso makes a 90-degree angle with the legs. Exhale as you perform this movement and hold the contraction for a second or so.
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Go back slowly to the starting position as you breathe in.
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Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Hanging Leg Raise set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your abs volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.
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