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Hanging Leg Extension

Scott Birdby Scott Bird | September 1, 2006
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Hanging Leg ExtensionHanging Leg ExtensionThis exercise was born of necessity (not quite enough space in the home gym) : the Hanging Leg Extension. There’s enough room to perform Hanging Knee Raises, and enough room to extend the legs once you’re a couple of feet off the ground. Unfortunately, Hanging Leg Raises are out as there isn’t enough space to raise the feet through the first 30 degrees or so.

The Hanging Leg Extension is simply a blend of the two (Hanging Knee Raise and Hanging Leg Raise). To perform it, hang from a bar, raise the knees as high as possible toward the chest, then extend the legs. Your body will be in an ‘L’ position at the end of it.

Simply reverse the procedure to complete the exercise.

This exercise neatly fits in the progression to L-pullups, and is slightly more difficult than a standard Hanging Knee Raise.


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Comments

1

Are you shooting with your SLR or some other camera here?

Posted by: Bud Gibson | September 1, 2006 8:21 PM

2

Those pics are from a DSLR (a Canon EOS 300D to be precise).

Posted by: Scott | September 1, 2006 8:37 PM

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