Hanging Leg lift equipment subs

Hey forum:

Has anyone found a good way to do hanging leg lifts without stall bars? I tried using the pull up bar on a power rack with a barbell set at shoulder height, but the barbell being offset in front of the pull up bar yanks my arms back and is painful. I'm regressing back to these after struggling with compression on the L-sit progression.

Hey Christopher,

Ive had great success by looping a ring strap around the left and right post of a squat rack.  This allows you to perform this without the bar stabbing your upper back. You can also have a training partner hold you in place.

Genius! I’ll give that a shot right away.

Let us know if you need any more help Christopher.

While we're on the subject of equipment subs: I've lost access to parallel bars on which to do L-sits recently. I tried using a couple of dumbbells on top of two plyo boxes and it felt totally different, ie harder , though I'm not too sure why. Anybody had success with another setup?

Maybe the grip is different?

@Alessandro Mainente, yeah maybe. I'll come back to them in a while. @Mikey Cunanan, I did a couple V-to-Ls on the setup you recommended, which provides perfect shoulder support. The issue is just my shoulders, I think. Something about that position just hurts like hell at the top of my shoulder caps. I've been doing the Thoracic Bridge series once a week for over a year now, but has anyone got any additional suggestions on how to open up that position? Maybe I just need to see a physio again. 

6 hours ago, Christopher Denzer said:

@Alessandro Mainente, yeah maybe. I'll come back to them in a while. @Mikey Cunanan, I did a couple V-to-Ls on the setup you recommended, which provides perfect shoulder support. The issue is just my shoulders, I think. Something about that position just hurts like hell at the top of my shoulder caps. I've been doing the Thoracic Bridge series once a week for over a year now, but has anyone got any additional suggestions on how to open up that position? Maybe I just need to see a physio again. 

for specific question about bridge please use the appropriate private subforum.

thanks, @Alessandro Mainente, but my question isn't about TB, it's about Hanging Leg Raises and shoulder pain in that hanging position.

10 minutes ago, Christopher Denzer said:

thanks, @Alessandro Mainente, but my question isn't about TB, it's about Hanging Leg Raises and shoulder pain in that hanging position.

it can depend on the range of motion of the shoulder. for this reason, i asked to post in the bridge section.

If you're using a barbell on a power rack (and hanging off a pullup bar), and the barbell is in front, what you can do is turn the j-hook to the opposite side.

@Alan Tseng, @Christopher Denzer, You can use the pullup rig support against your back and put your hand either side of the main rack support. This will be more mechanically stable since the bars do not rotate as well as providing back support similar to actual Stahl bars.