Hanging both leg raise

Hang from a pull-up bar with a shoulder width grip. With knees just slightly bent (almost straight), raise your legs up until they almost touch the pull-up bar, while actually curling your pelvis up as well. Your back should round as you curl your pelvis up. Make sure to not perform this exercise with an arched back. This workout will properly strengthen both the abs and hip flexors. If you have shoulder problems or have a weak grip , you can use the hanging elbow straps. However, be extra cautious to properly curl your pelvis up during the hanging exercises if using the elbow straps since they tend to promote an arched back. If you wish to greatly increase your grip strength, thereby improving most of your upper body pulling exercises, perform the hanging leg raises without the elbow straps by using the standard hanging grip.