Ok, goofy question for any gym rats, trainers or fitness folks out there…
What is the better technique for doing hanging knee raises; hanging from a bar with straight arms, or with my weight supported using elbow straps? I’m stepping up my ab workouts and want to include knee raises. I work out in the basement, which has only 7’-1” clearance under the floor joists.
My options are:
1, I can fix a grip bar up in between the floor joists, such that I can effectively hang, straight armed, without bending my legs and have my feet just off the floor.
2, I can pick up a set of elbow straps and position them to lift my feet the same distance off the floor as option one.
Either option is fine, I just want to confirm which starting position is better for abdominals, arms up or down?