hanging leg raises
OVERALL RATING
Effective Abdominal Exercises: Hanging Leg Raises Firstly, exercises that greatly engage your abdominal muscles are often exceptionally difficult and thus tend to require some degree of base strength or pre-training before being able to execute them correctly and effectively. Secondly, there really is no such thing as a âbest exerciseâ- hanging leg raises may stimulate your abdominal muscles more than crunches, planks and leg raises but they are not your best choice if you canât do them properly. Thirdly, the most effective abdominal exercise, executed perfectly on a regular basis still wonât give you a 6 pack. A sleek midsection, rippling with muscle comes more from your diet and what you do to reduce body fat in terms of energy expenditure, but you wonât burn much of anything training the relatively small abdominal muscles, regardless of how intensely you train them. Holding on to a high bar with palms facing forward and with enough clearance so that you are suspended high enough that your feet are off the floor, inhale deeply, then while holding your breath rotate your hips upwards (without swinging or using momentum) and raise your legs up and in towards your body while keeping your knees either straight or slightly bent until your feet are at the same level as your fingers. Pause at the top of the movement, then exhale and lower your legs slowly and under control until they return to the beginning position