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Hanging Leg Raise
The Hanging Leg Raise (also known as the Hanging Knee Raise) is a great exercise to perform with your ab crunches at the end of your workout.
Muscles Used
| Primary Muscles |
Rectus Abdominis
Also known as: Waist (front), Abdominal, Abs
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| Secondary Muscles |
- Obliques (Sides of the waist)
- Iliopsoas (Hip)
- Tensor Fasciae Latae (Hip)
- Pectineus (Upper Thigh)
- Sartorius (Inner Thigh)
- Adductors (Inner Thigh)
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| Stabilizer Muscles |
- Rectus Femoris (Quads - front of thigh)
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How to perform the Hanging Leg Raise
| Technique |
- Grasp an overhead chin-up bar. Your hands should be just wider than your shoulders and your feet should not be touching the floor.
- Slowly raise your knees into your abs. Your legs should be locked at a 90 degree angle.
- Hold for 1 or 2 seconds while sqeezing your abs.
- Slowly return to the starting position.
- Repeat steps 1 - 3 until you've completed the desired number of reps.
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| Number of Reps |
3 sets of between 10 - 15 reps. Try more reps if you can.
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