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
![Half Tuck Hanging Leg Lift 1 Half Tuck Hanging Leg Lift Beginning](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/hangingtuck1.jpg)
![Half Tuck Hanging Leg Lift 2 Half Tuck Hanging Leg Lift End](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/hangingtuck2.jpg)
![Half Tuck Hanging Leg Lift 3 Half Tuck Hanging Leg Lift](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com/gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/HalftuckHLL.jpg)
- Begin in a dead hang with your shoulders up by your ears (elevated).
- Keep your legs together, knees bent to 90-degrees, and toes pointed.
- Lift your knees up with control to at least a 90-degree hip angle.
- 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.
- Pull your knees up; do not swing or kick them to the top.
- Repeat for reps.
![Half Tuck Hanging Leg Lift 4 V-Up](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MN_PE3_-_3.jpg)
- Exercise: V-Up
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Abdominals, Hips
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Body Only
![Half Tuck Hanging Leg Lift 5 Hanging Leg Lift](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MN_PE7_-_3.jpg)
- Exercise: Hanging Leg Lift
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Abdominals, Hips
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Body Only