This exercise involves hanging from a pull-up bar and lifting your knees up towards your chest while twisting your torso to engage your oblique muscles. It is a challenging core exercise that helps to improve stability and strength in the abdominal muscles.
Type
Strength
Equipment
No Equipment
Difficulty
Intermediate
Key Benefits
- Targets the oblique muscles, which are located on the sides of the abdomen
- Improves core strength and stability
- Increases flexibility in the hips and lower back
- Helps to improve posture and balance
- Can be modified to increase or decrease difficulty based on fitness level
- Requires minimal equipment and can be done at home or in the gym
How to perform
- Hang from a pull-up bar with your arms fully extended and your palms facing away from your body.
- Engage your core and lift your knees up towards your chest, keeping them together.
- As you lift your knees, twist your torso to the left or right, bringing your knees towards your elbow on that side.
- Lower your legs back down to the starting position and repeat on the other side.
- Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.
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Abs
Primary
Obliques
Primary
Hip Flexors
Primary