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Hanging knee raise
Curling your knees up from a hang. Hard on the lower abs and good for grip.
- Starting point
- Muscles worked
- Abs, Hip flexors, Grip
- Equipment
- Pull-up bar
How to do it
- 1
Hang from a pull-up bar with straight arms and your shoulders pulled down.
- 2
Brace and stop any swing.
- 3
Bring your knees up towards your chest, curling your pelvis up at the top.
- 4
Lower your legs slowly until they are straight again.
What to think about
- “Curl the hips, not just the knees”
- “No swing”
- “Lower for two seconds”
Common mistakes
- Swinging to get the legs up
- Only lifting the knees to hip height
- Dropping the legs fast