Abs · Body weight · Intermediate
How to do Hanging Leg Hip Raise
The hanging leg hip raise is a bodyweight exercise that targets the abdominal muscles by requiring you to hang from a pull-up bar and lift your legs, engaging your core and hip flexors.
- Primary muscle
- Abs
- Also works
- Hip flexors and Lower back
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Intermediate
- Category
- Abs
How to do Hanging Leg Hip Raise, step by step
- Hang from a pull-up bar with your arms fully extended and your palms facing away from you.
- Engage your core and lift your legs up by flexing your hips and knees until your thighs are parallel to the ground.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your legs back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Hanging Leg Hip Raise works your abs as the main mover, with help from your hip flexors and lower back.
Track Hanging Leg Hip Raise in SPLYT
Hanging Leg Hip Raise is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.
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