Hanging leg raises (Hanging straight leg raises)

Muscles

• Lower trapezius
• Serratus anterior
• Latissimus dorsi
• Pectoralis minor
• Rhomboid major
• Middle trapezius
• Iliacus
• Rectus femoris
• Psoas major
• Rectus abdominis
• External oblique
• Internal oblique
• Vastus medialis
• Vastus intermedius
• Vastus lateralis

Technique

1. Hang from a bar or rings.
2. Lift your legs straight up until they are parallel with the ground.
3. Lower them back to the starting position with control.

Form tips

1. Do not swing.

Similar Exercises

• Hanging knees to elbows
• Band-assisted rings pullup
• Band-assisted pullup
• Pullup eccentric
• Hanging L-scissors

Equipment

• High hanging device