Hanging Leg Hip Raise (female)

Hanging Leg Hip Raise demonstration gif

Instructions:

  • 1Find a pull-up bar and grasp it with both hands
  • 2Hang from the bar with arms fully extended
  • 3Raise your legs parallel to the floor and lift your hips off the bar
  • 4Slowly lower your legs and hips back to the starting position
  • 5Repeat the movement for the desired number of reps

Tips:

  • Keep your legs together as you lift for added difficulty
  • Need to control the movement, don't use momentum
  • Focus on contracting the abs at the peak of the raise
  • Breathe out when raising the legs and breathe in when lowering them

Hanging Leg Hip Raise Muscles Worked

Arms

Back

Core

Legs