Strength · Core · Bodyweight

Hanging Knee Raise

Hanging Knee Raise is a strength exercise with your bodyweight that mainly works the abs, with help from the obliques and forearms.

Animation of Hanging Knee Raise

How to do it

  1. Hang with active shoulders, no swinging
  2. Lift the knees towards the chest
  3. Tilt the pelvis up at the top to use the abs
  4. Lower slowly to straight legs

In Sets Ahead

Sets Ahead starts you on 3 sets of 10–15 reps with 1:00 rest. When every set reaches 15 reps, add 2.5 kg, or 5 lb if you train in pounds of extra weight, or keep adding reps.

Muscles worked

Mainly

  • Abs

Also

  • Obliques
  • Forearms

Log it in Sets Ahead

Sets Ahead works out your next set of hanging knee raise, and every other lift, from your own numbers.

Test it before release

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