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Good tip for hanging knee raises.

SeanMS Posts: 27 Joined: 2002/05/02	2002/05/06, 12:39 AM I've heard many people in the past complain about their grip giving out when they do hanging knee raises. A friend of mine gave me a great tip a while back that helps. Most of yall probably already know this one but some may not. You can hang there all day if you want to. Buckle 2 squat belts and loop them over the chinup bar, one on each side. Use a bench to help get to the belts, I also like the bench close enough that if I start swinging I just let my calves bump the bench and that'll stop you from swinging. slip your arms through the belts and then grab onto the pullup bar. Your actually hanging by your arms and shoulders not your hands. Have them adjusted to the right length (taller people need more slack). I can adjust them for me and a shorter person can try to use them and their arms slip out of them when they put their weight on them. The way I like to adjust them - I'll have my arms out straight and my elbow's are bent at 90 degree angles straight up to the bar. Be sure to put the belts on your triceps, if you put the belts all the way against your armpits it'll pinch the crap out of you. Hope this helps.
fireloard Posts: 665 Joined: 2001/03/27	2002/05/06, 11:53 AM This sounds like a good idea.. too bad I don't even have a single squat belt let alone two.. lol. I'm probably going to look into gloves with hooks.. but if I don't get those then this looks like this might be easy enough to replicate with some rope (ouch?) or some regular belts... Thanks for the tip