Half Tuck Hanging Leg Lift

The Half Tuck Hanging Leg Lift is a hanging leg lift progression. This exercise will help you activate and build the transverse abdominis and hip flexors. As your strength and mobility increases, extend your legs to a full leg lift.

• Type Of Exercise: Strength
• Muscles: Abdominals, Hips
• Difficulty: Beginner
• Equipment: Body Only

Half Tuck Hanging Leg Lift

1. Begin in a dead hang with your shoulders up by your ears (elevated).
2. Keep your legs together, knees bent to 90-degrees, and toes pointed.
3. Lift your knees up with control to at least a 90-degree hip angle.
4. You can take the tuck hanging leg lift higher than 90-degrees as long as you can still keep your lower back pressed firmly into the bars.
5. Pull your knees up; do not swing or kick them to the top.
6. Repeat for reps.

• Exercise: V-Up
• Type of Exercise: Strength
• Muscles: Abdominals, Hips
• Difficulty: Beginner
• Equipment: Body Only

• Exercise: Hanging Leg Lift
• Type of Exercise: Strength
• Muscles: Abdominals, Hips
• Difficulty: Moderate
• Equipment: Body Only