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Hanging Oblique Knee Raise
Muscles involved
The hanging oblique knee raise lifts your knees to the side. It targets the obliques and builds grip strength.
How to do it
- Hang from a pull-up bar with an overhand grip, arms fully extended and legs straight.
- Keeping your legs together and core tight, raise your knees up and to the right, aiming your right hip towards your ribs.
- Pause at the top, squeezing your right oblique.
- Slowly lower your legs back to the starting hanging position and repeat on the left side.
Equipment required
Muscles worked
Tips
- Hang with active shoulders (pulled down) to stabilize your upper body. - Raise your knees by tilting your pelvis, not just by swinging your legs. - Aim to bring your knee towards your armpit on the same side. - Lower your legs slowly to avoid swinging.
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AvanzadoFrequently asked questions
Hanging Oblique Knee Raise: which muscles does it work?
Hanging Oblique Knee Raise mainly works: Obliques, Abs. It also involves: Rectus abdominis.
What is Hanging Oblique Knee Raise good for?
The hanging oblique knee raise lifts your knees to the side. It targets the obliques and builds grip strength.
How do you do Hanging Oblique Knee Raise with proper form?
- Hang with active shoulders (pulled down) to stabilize your upper body. - Raise your knees by tilting your pelvis, not just by swinging your legs. - Aim to bring your knee towards your armpit on the same side. - Lower your legs slowly to avoid swinging.
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