Knees-to-Elbows

What it is

This is a dynamic core exercise performed while hanging from a bar, challenging your abdominal strength and control. You lift your knees towards your elbows by engaging your core muscles. It primarily targets the rectus abdominis, obliques, and hip flexors.

Technique tips

• Initiate the movement by engaging your abdominal muscles.
• Control your body swing; avoid using excessive momentum.
• Exhale as your knees rise towards your elbows.
• Keep your shoulders active, pressing down slightly on the bar.
• Lower your legs slowly and with control, resisting gravity.
• Focus on a strong contraction at the top of the movement.

How to track your progress

Log reps, and add the extra load if you wear a belt or a vest. Straddly counts your bodyweight in the estimated max, so added weight and extra reps both show up as progress, and new records are flagged during the session.