Hanging straight leg raise
Abs Bodyweight
How to do it
- 1Hang from a pull‑up bar with your arms fully extended and palms facing outward.
- 2Brace your core and lift your legs in front of you, keeping them straight.
- 3Continue raising until the legs are parallel to the floor or as high as you can comfortably go.
- 4Pause briefly at the top, then lower the legs under control back to the start position.
- 5Repeat the desired number of reps.
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See it moving
In the app every exercise comes with its animation and the muscle marked on the body, with the set timer and the rests counted.
See NiudThis page is for information and doesn’t replace a professional. If you have an injury or a medical condition, ask first. Data from the open catalogue hasaneyldrm/exercises-dataset, MIT licence.

