Main muscle
Supporting
Intermediate
Hanging knee raise
Hanging from the bar, the knees rise towards the chest.
- Works
- AbsHip flexorsForearms
- Equipment
- Pull-up bar
How to do it
- 1Hang from a pull-up bar with your arms straight.
- 2Brace your stomach to stop swinging.
- 3Raise your knees towards your chest.
- 4Lower slowly to a full hang.
Coach's tips
- Hard to hold on? Use the captain's chair instead.
Pull-up bar taken? Do this instead
Same muscles, different equipment. Closest match first.