Which is better? Hanging knee raise or hanging leg raise? I can do both, weighted, but I feel the knee raise a lot more. I want an exercise for ab hypertrophy (I know it's largely about body fat percentage getting them to show, but I want to train everything including abs).
Which is better? Hanging knee raise or hanging leg raise? I can do both, weighted, but I feel the knee raise a lot more...
Jace Gutierrez
Luke Wright
Hanging leg raise is inarguably harder and better. You're effectively cantilevering your lower body out in front of you. The cantilever which spans the furthest is going to require more force to keep it upright, so when you extend the full leg your abs have to work harder.
Isaiah Johnson
Ab roll outs. Instead of the weight of your legs, you get the weight of most of your body.
Jonathan Long
Not OP but I find I feel hanging leg raises in my hip flexors more than I want to, any advice to avoid this? is it a form issue?
might switch to ab wheel/dragon flags anyway
Owen Gonzalez
He said he can do them weighted, as said they feel different so it depends on what's more important to you
Leo Sullivan
Same here. I feel the burn way more when raising the knees rather than the legs. But I do the knees after doing 10-11 of legs just to burn it off, so perhaps thats the reason.
How do you do them weighted? Ankle weights?
Jose Jackson
You need to curl your lumbar so your ass would be visible in a mirror for any meaningful ab engagement
Liam Hall
Great thank you, I'll try this
Julian Parker
Dip belt with plates
Leo Gutierrez
dragon flags and ab wheel
Asher Richardson
I think all those people downplaying hanging leg raises might actually be doing them wrong, it's a brutal exercise when done right.
Ayden Ortiz
I dont see how that puts strain on the abs making it harder to perform the exercise, you’re just dangling weight from your hips
Kayden Reed
You need to lift your butt, not just your legs, otherwise you are not even working working your abs.
Carter Richardson
Been doing this but I guess not enough, I'll fix it. Thanks user
Andrew Phillips
Any thoughts on Jeff's gymnast tucks?
Carter Myers
The thing is you have to raise your ass. Imagine a girl is standing in front of you and you want her to give you a rimjob. The further up your ass is sticking the better access she has
That’s why you feel it more in your knees currently, since bending your knees up like that naturally tilts your ass up as well
Kayden Davis
the weight dangles onto your legs when you raise your legs the weight is on them
instead of the weight in between ur legs like dips you your legs together and raise the weight with them
Joshua Barnes
legs is better as already explained
use a dip belt so you can keep the plates on your legs, rather than between them, in a safe and stable way
if needed use a chain clip to tighten the chains, so it isn't just freely hanging around
Jeremiah Carter
disclaimer: you WILL need the clip for regular dip belts anyway
i have this prong powerlifting belt which comes with handles where i can put chains on, so i forgot regular dip belts are open on the front
Austin Gray
Lincoln Cruz
Are these actually better than weighted crunches?