Core · Bodyweight
Hanging Oblique Knee Raise on Parallel Bars
How to do the hanging oblique knee raise on parallel bars, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Support yourself on parallel bars with your arms locked and body hanging. Raise your knees toward one side, twisting at the waist to drive your obliques, then lower under control. Alternate sides each rep or finish a set on one side before switching.
- 1Obliques contracting as your knees rise and twist to the side
- 2Lower abs and hip flexors lifting the legs
- 3Stable shoulders supporting you on the bars
Common mistakes
- Swinging or using momentum to throw the knees up
- Shrugging your shoulders toward your ears
- Letting your hips sag between reps
Muscles worked
The hanging oblique knee raise on parallel bars mainly works the obliques, lower abs, and hip flexors, with the forearms and upper abs assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Hip FlexorsPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- TricepsMinor
- LatsMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- GlutesMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.