Hanging Straight Leg Hip Raise

Muscles involved

Abs

How to do it

1. Hang from a high bar with your hands shoulder-width apart and arms completely extended. 2. Stretch your lumbar region by tilting your pelvis and keep your legs straight hanging. 3. Lift your straight legs by flexing your hips and abdomen as far as your mobility allows. 4. Lower in a controlled manner to the starting position and repeat the movement.

Equipment required

Peso corporal

Muscles worked

MaleFemale

Rectus abdominisShort adductorLong adductorIliopsoasObliquesQuadricepsSartorius

Tips

- Keep your legs as straight as possible during the entire movement. - Avoid swinging your body to generate momentum. - Contract your abdomen when lifting your legs.

Difficulty