Zirv FitnessStrength exercise
Front Lever
How to do it
- Hang from an overhead bar with a shoulder width overhand grip and arms fully extended.
- Pull the shoulder blades down and back, engaging the latissimus dorsi to keep the shoulders locked away from your ears.
- Brace the core hard and draw the legs up, raising the hips until the body is horizontal beneath the bar.
- Keep the entire body in one straight rigid line from shoulders to toes, with the arms staying fully extended throughout.
- Breathe in a controlled, shallow rhythm rather than holding your breath while maintaining the horizontal position.
- Bend the hips and lower the legs back down with control between attempts rather than letting the body drop suddenly.
Muscles worked
Latissimus DorsiLarge back muscle responsible for shoulder extension, adduction, and internal rotation. All Latissimus Dorsi exercises
CoreThe group of trunk muscles across the abdomen, sides, and lower back that stabilize the spine and pelvis and transfer force between the upper and lower body. All Core exercises
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- Strength
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- Bodyweight
- Primary muscles
- Latissimus Dorsi, Core
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