imagineer Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) 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? Edited March 30, 2016 by imagineer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motocat12 Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Just different not better. Hanging will add the grip workout. Switch it up, can also do them from a dip stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swingset Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Yeah, neither affects the abs much - mostly whether you want some upperbody at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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