Hanging C-curl leg raise

Pull-up bar, hanging

Also called c curl leg raise

Hanging C-curl leg raise, start positionHanging C-curl leg raise, end position
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Hang from a bar and raise the legs while curling the pelvis up and back, finishing with the lower back rounded. Lower slowly.

  1. Curl the pelvis up, not just legs
  2. Control the swing, no momentum
  3. Lower slowly to a dead hang

Movement

Pattern
Trunk flexion
Type
Isolation, one joint moves
Sides
Both sides together
Equipment
Pull-up bar

Muscles worked

Main movers get full credit for a set, helpers half.

Upper body
Core
Lower body

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