About this exercise
Worked Muscles: Abs
Challenge: Hard
Required equipment: pull-up bar
Instructions for Twisting Hanging Knee Raise
- It targets the obliques and lower abs with its twisting hanging knee raise.For this exercise you can practically hang off anything that can support your weight.Most people use pull-up bars to hang from.Hold onto the using a grasp that is little wider than shoulder width.
- After your feet are hanging slightly off the ground bring your knees up and across to your left side.
- After pausing carefully lower them once more.
- Now lift your knees to your right side of the torso and across.
- Return to starting posture by lowering your back.This counts as one rep.
- Keep going until you’ve completed the necessary amount of reps.
Exercise Advice
- To intensify the twisting knee raise hold at the top of the exercise (with your knees up).
- Holding a dumbbell between the feet allows advanced athletes to increase the weight.
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