How to: Hold the pull-up bar with an overhand grip. Keep arms fully extended and legs straight. (This can be an official pull-up bar or any bar in the gym that is high enough off of the ground ...

In this video I explain how to not swing when doing pull ups, leg raises and any other hanging exercises on a bar. The secret lies in a method called Total Body Tension (TBT) when you are ...

Here are typical slip-ups people make when completing hanging leg raises that can make the move less effective or up your injury risk—plus how to fix them. 1. You don't lift your legs high enough.

A hanging leg raise is not easy, but as core exercises go, this is up there in my top five. It's a brutal exercise, but it’s addictive and I’ve found myself jumping up and grabbing onto pull ...

My ab training wasn't cutting it. Could a month-long challenge to do one of the toughest moves in the gym transform my core?

Leg raises are a Pilates staple, but they're also one of the most undervalued exercises for boosting core strength, spinal ...

This design makes the bar accessible to a wider range of body sizes—and I, at 6 feet tall, can almost fully extend my legs when hanging, which opens up all sorts of leg lifts, butt flexes, and ...

We’ve spent our fair share of time on a pull-up bar, but not nearly as much as 24-hour pull-up world record holder, Brandon Tucker.Tucker, a Georgia-based former Army Ranger and Manager and Head Coach ...

In its simplest terms, the pull-up seems pretty basic: hang from a bar, then pull yourself up to it. It’s not complicated, but that sure doesn’t mean that it’s easy. In fact, this bodyweight ...

Hanging leg raises: Grasp a bar overhead. Raise your legs by flexing at the hips and knees until your hips are fully flexed, slowly bringing your knees up toward your chest. Lower your legs back down.

A pull-up bar is the ultimate home gym essential: It's compact, versatile and capable of delivering a serious strength workout without taking up precious space.