Exercises / Intermediate
Leg assisted front lever pull-ups on parallel bars
- Biceps
- Abs
- Lats
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- Level
- Intermediate
- Muscles
- 3
- Equipment
- Parallettes
On this page
01 / Steps
How to do it
On parallel bars, position yourself underneath with one leg bent and supported on the parallel bar in front.
Keep the rest of your body parallel to the ground.
Bend your arms until your whole body rises to the height of the parallel bar to complete one repetition.
For correct technique, focus on keeping your shoulder blades retracted and your foot pointed.
02 / Muscles
Muscles worked
Biceps
Abs
Lats
03 / Skills
What it trains
How demanding this exercise is for each physical ability.
- Strength25
- Explosivity0
- Technique30
- Cardio5
- Mobility15
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