Demo & instructions
Toes-to-Bar
Also known as: Strict Toes-to-Bar, Hanging Toes-to-Bar
Instructions
From a dead hang, you lift your legs all the way up until your toes touch the bar. It trains the whole front of the body through a very large range, with the lats helping to tip you back.
- Movement
- Trunk flexion
- Type
- Compound
- Level
- Advanced
- Typical range
- 3–12 reps
Setup
- 1Grip a pull-up bar just outside shoulder width and hang with straight arms.
- 2Set your shoulders down and back slightly and bring your legs together.
- 3Make sure the bar is high enough that your feet clear the floor with straight legs.
Execution
- 1Press down on the bar with straight arms as you start lifting your legs.
- 2Keep raising your legs and curl your hips up, letting your torso lean back a little.
Target
Equipment
Muscles worked
Equipment
Training use
Strength
Muscle building
Endurance
Conditioning
