Exercises / Waist / Front Lever
Front Lever
Front Lever: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: body only.
- Equipmentbody only
- Body partwaist
- Primary muscles
- abs, lats
- Secondary muscles
- shoulders, forearms
How to do it
- Start by hanging from a pull-up bar with an overhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart.
- Engage your core and pull your shoulder blades down and back.
- Bend your knees and tuck them towards your chest.
- Simultaneously, lift your legs up and extend them straight out in front of you, keeping your body parallel to the ground.
- Hold this position for as long as you can, aiming for a full front lever position.
- To release, slowly lower your legs back down and return to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.