Leg Raise Parallel Bars
Trains the abdominals. You need a machine. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
In the programs
None of our programs use Leg Raise Parallel Bars
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a abdominals exercise that is, there are 9 on the Abdominals page.
Muscles worked
What Leg Raise Parallel Bars trains
Technique
How to do Leg Raise Parallel Bars
- Position yourself on the parallel bars or captain's chair with your forearms on the pads, gripping the handles, and your back against the backrest if available. Let your legs hang straight down.
- Engage your core and raise both legs straight out in front of you, keeping your knees extended, until your legs are parallel to the floor or higher.
- Pause briefly at the top of the movement.
- Slowly lower your legs back to the starting position with control. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Avoid swinging or using momentum; raise and lower your legs with strict control.
- Exhale as you raise your legs and inhale as you lower them.
- Keep your shoulders pressed down and avoid sagging between the bars.
- If straight legs are too challenging, bend your knees slightly and progress to straight legs over time.
Substitutes
Swap Leg Raise Parallel Bars for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run Leg Raise Parallel Bars for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.