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How to do Hanging Knee Raise

Primary muscle: Core · Secondary: Forearms, Glutes

CoreIntermediateBodyweightIsolation
Hanging Knee Raise start and end positionHanging Knee Raise start and end position

Step-by-step

  1. Hold the bar at shoulder width and hang with your arms fully extended.
  2. Stabilize your torso by keeping your shoulders slightly active.
  3. Draw your knees up toward your chest under control.
  4. Squeeze your abs and pause briefly at the top.
  5. Lower your legs slowly to the starting position.

Coaching tip

As you draw your knees toward your chest, slightly curl your hips up; lift with your abs, not momentum.

Caution

Skip this move or ask a professional first if you have pain or an injury in: shoulder. FitCi filters it out of your program automatically based on the injuries in your profile.

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