Parallel bars inverted hang

Muscles worked: Shoulders, Back, Abs
ShouldersBackAbs
🔧 Parallel bars ↕ both ⏱ sec Difficulty:

Muscle outlines from Body Muscles by Ivan Vulović, Apache 2.0 — regrouped and recoloured for Muscle Train.

How to perform

From a support on the bars, lower the hips back and swing the legs up until the body hangs inverted with the hips above the shoulders. Keep the arms straight, the core braced and the legs together. Lower under control.

Muscles Worked

Latissimus DorsiRectus AbdominisPosterior Deltoid

Tips

Move slowly — no swinging. Keep the ribs down and the core tight. Come down the same way you went up.

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