Exercise
Front Lever Hold
Also known as: front lever reps, front lever, horizontal hang
Front Lever Hold is a compound exercise for the lats. Main target: lats. Also works: upper abs, lower abs and posterior deltoid. No equipment needed — just your bodyweight.
Muscles worked
How to do it
- Hang from a pull-up bar with an overhand grip, arms straight.
- Pull your shoulder blades down and lift your whole body until it is horizontal, face up, in one straight line.
- Hold the position with locked arms, squeezing the lats and core.
- Lower back to a hang under control.
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