Abs · Body weight · Advanced
How to do Hanging Straight Leg Hip Raise
The hanging straight leg hip raise is an advanced core exercise that targets the abdominal muscles and hip flexors. It requires significant core strength, grip strength, and control to perform the movement safely and effectively while hanging from a pull-up bar.
- Primary muscle
- Abs
- Also works
- Hip flexors
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Advanced
- Category
- Abs
How to do Hanging Straight 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 in front of you until they 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 Straight Leg Hip Raise works your abs as the main mover, with help from your hip flexors.
Track Hanging Straight Leg Hip Raise in SPLYT
Hanging Straight 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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