Hanging leg raises...

[Backlash]

I think what I found is that when I try to keep my legs straight it tires my legs out too quickly (I am not flexible enough...). When I did it routinely I kept my legs bent and held a db between my feet.

 

[SlavikHavik]

Speaking as a gymnast i can tell you it takes ALOT of work to be able to do full leg raises, to the point where your legs are vertical, and parallel to your chest.

The flexibility is more of an achievement than the strength required to do them. However, once you have devloped that flexibility. You have a great full abdominal exerices.

The real problem is with these, that most of the show boaters go to the chin bar and start doing leg raises, trying to touch their feet to the bar.

The succseed in doing this, but you look at their form, and you realize that they havent gotten any farther past 90 degrees than they would have had they done them regularily. most people get their legs vertical, by leaning back and making their torso horizontal.

This is a riddiculos waste of effort. Ask your partner how your form is, you should make sure that you are not doing what a described above.

If your looking for the flexibility to do this. I reccomend alot of hamstring streching and back bridges.

With this sort of flexibility you can pull of some incredible and very effective abdominal exercises. Actually most of the best abdominal exercises only become avalible once you have achieved the flexibilty necessary to allow for this full range of motion.

 

[b fold the truth]

Wait, wait...

I'm not talking about the same thing you guys are...I am talking about hanging from a chin up bar and doing them. No back support...

B True

 

[Exodus]

Wait, wait...

I'm not talking about the same thing you guys are...I am talking about hanging from a chin up bar and doing them. No back support...

B True

no......... i guess i thought they were the same......... i use to do them hanging........ what do you think the difference or carryover is???

X

 

[b fold the truth]

SlavikHavik:

I may very well be doing what you described...probably am. I feel it killing my abs and intercostals though...strange...

I'll get the vid up late tonight...

B True

 

[louden_swain]

I tried them in the past, but never felt comfortable with the exercise.

I felt that my body started to swing lol.

 

[JOKER47]

Wait, wait...

I'm not talking about the same thing you guys are...I am talking about hanging from a chin up bar and doing them. No back support...

B True

Oh, sorry. I was talking about the ones with the back support.

I haven't tried the ones you are talking about yet.


Joker

 

[slinky]

...I am talking about hanging from a chin up bar and doing them. No back support...

B True

That's how I do 'em, B.

But I "roll" my legs up (knees bent); and lower slowly to eliminate swinging.

3-4 sets of 8-10.

 

[SofaGeorge]

I do these with a medicine ball. They are a great ab exercise.

 

[molnii]

Wait, wait...

I'm not talking about the same thing you guys are...I am talking about hanging from a chin up bar and doing them. No back support...

B True

I can't do that....my body swing too much!