Exercise library / Hanging Leg Raise
Isolation · Core
Hanging Leg Raise
Hanging Leg Raise is a single-joint exercise focused on the core. The goal is resisting movement: brace your trunk hard and keep your ribs and pelvis locked together for the entire set. It is easy to recover from, so it slots in almost anywhere in a session.
Primary muscles
Core
Secondary muscles
None to speak of
Equipment
Bodyweight
Movement pattern
Core
Type
Isolation (single-joint)
Substitutions
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Kneeling Cable Crunch
Same core pattern · also trains the core.
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Ab Wheel Rollout
Same core pattern · also trains the core.
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Plank
Same core pattern · also trains the core.
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