Step by step instructions, muscle activation and variants for the Hanging Straight Leg Raise.
The Hanging Straight Leg Raise is a classic core and hip flexor exercise performed while hanging from a pull-up bar. Keeping your legs straight throughout, you raise them as high as possible, targeting the abs and hip flexors under full body-weight load.
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The Hanging Straight Leg Raise 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.