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Hanging knee raise

CoreCoreDifficulty ★★Gym
3.5 MET
≈ 44 kcal per 10 min at 75 kg

How to do it

  1. Hang from the bar, shoulders packed.
  2. Curl knees to your chest, tilting the pelvis.
  3. Lower without swinging.

Coaching cues

  • Posterior tilt the pelvis
  • No swing

Common mistakes

  • Swinging
  • Using only hip flexors

Make it harder

  • Toes to bar

Muscles worked

front view of the muscular system
front
back view of the muscular system
back
  • Core
  • Hip flexors
  • Forearms & grip

Primary: Core, Hip flexors · Secondary: Forearms & grip

Equipment

Pull-up bar