Hanging leg lifts harder on a free bar

Am I the only one who thinks hanging leg lifts are easier on a free bar than on stall bars?

Any ideas on why I would think so?

No, we all think they're easier on a free bar than on stall bars because they are.  You recruit more back muscles and you don't need as much flexibility or hip flexor/ab compression. That's why we do them on stall bars.

I don't know what's wrong with me then. I find them harder on a free bar. It feels like when I'm doing hany hanging leg lifts on stall bars I press my back against the stall bar to get force, in a free bar there is nothing to press against to recruite force.

My shoulders are relaxed and next to my ears. I don't actively press my back against the stall bars, but when I come up with my legs, my back is pressed against the stall bars naturally, automaticaly, which I feel like helps me in the motion. Something that is lacking with free bars.

Are these half leg lifts are full, toe to bar, leg lifts?

I can not do full ones. However, when I do them, I don't stop at a certain range. I just go as high as possible.

If you are weak on front lever progression, the sensation of lack of strength on free bar is normal.

I definitely changes once you hit full ROM. I have a devil of a time trying to complete the move using only compression. My back just takes over far too much.

Full ROM is a complete game changer.

Plus for 1-2 reps you might feel artificially stronger by bracing yourself against the bars. But that's an illusion and your legs will get heavier with time

Ok. I'm too weak to know any better.

Just an update. I can do full hanging leg lifts on stall bars now and yeah, it is much harder on stall bars than on free bar.

I should really think hard before I make threads this stupid...

Hollow Man said:

Just an update. I can do full hanging leg lifts on stall bars now and yeah, it is much harder on stall bars than on free bar.

 

I should really think hard before I make threads this stupid...

We all have our stupid threads and posts.

I remember 2 years ago (where I only knew broscience) where I said (and believed it to be a fact) to a guy that "chin ups do not work the lats". I am having "cringe attacks" once in a while from that.

Luckily we are always learning, and perhaps you learn the most from the worse kind of mistakes. At least I hope that applies to me!