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Hanging Half Windmill

Step by step instructions, muscle activation and variants for the Hanging Half Windmill.

HardAbsObliques

About this exercise

The Hanging Half Windmill is an advanced core exercise performed while hanging from a pull-up bar. You rotate both legs in a sweeping half-circle arc to one side and back, demanding significant oblique and abdominal strength as well as grip endurance.

How to Perform

  • Hang from a pull-up bar with an overhand grip slightly wider than shoulder-width, arms fully extended
  • Brace your core, squeeze your legs together, and keep your body as still as possible
  • With straight legs, swing them to the right in a wide arc, raising them toward horizontal
  • Continue the arc, sweeping your legs downward and back through center to the left side in one smooth half-circle
  • Pause briefly at the end of the arc, then reverse the motion back through center to the right
  • Continue alternating the sweeping arc for the desired number of repetitions while maintaining control throughout

Muscle Activation

Primary
AbsObliques
Secondary
Front shouldersMiddle back

Common Mistakes

Common mistakes content is coming soon.

About the Hanging Half Windmill

The Hanging Half Windmill is a foundational movement that builds strength and muscle through controlled, progressive overload. Train it 1 to 2 times per week with 3 to 5 working sets per session, gradually adding weight or reps as form holds up.

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