Hanging Leg Hip Raise

Hanging Leg Hip Raise

Description

This exercise involves hanging from a pull-up bar and raising your legs up towards your hips, engaging your core muscles. It is a challenging exercise that targets the lower abs and hip flexors.

Muscle Group

Equipment Required

Hanging Leg Hip Raise Instructions

  1. Hang from a pull-up bar with your arms straight and your feet off the ground.
  2. Engage your core and lift your legs up towards your hips, keeping them straight.
  3. Pause at the top of the movement and squeeze your abs.
  4. Slowly lower your legs back down to the starting position.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of reps.

Hanging Leg Hip Raise Form & Visual

Hanging Leg Hip Raise

Hanging Leg Hip Raise Benefits

  • Strengthens the core muscles, including the rectus abdominis, obliques, and hip flexors
  • Improves overall stability and balance
  • Increases flexibility in the hips and lower back
  • Helps to prevent lower back pain and injury
  • Can be modified to increase or decrease difficulty, making it suitable for all fitness levels

Hanging Leg Hip Raise Muscles Worked

  • Rectus Abdominis
  • Obliques
  • Iliopsoas
  • Tensor Fasciae Latae
  • Sartorius

Hanging Leg Hip Raise Variations & Alternatives

  • Weighted Hanging Leg Hip Raise
  • Side-to-Side Hanging Leg Hip Raise
  • Single Leg Hanging Leg Hip Raise
  • Windshield Wiper Hanging Leg Hip Raise
  • Oblique Hanging Leg Hip Raise