Toes-to-bar

A hanging core exercise where you raise your toes all the way up to touch the bar.

• Muscle group: Core
• Equipment: Pull-up bar
• Difficulty: Advanced

Also known as: T2B, Toes to bar, Toes to bar hanging, Tæer op til stangen

How to do it

1. Hang from the bar with an active grip and shoulders pulled down, body in a slight hollow.
2. Raise your straight legs, curling the pelvis up until your toes touch the bar.
3. Lower the legs with control back to the hang before the next rep.

Common mistakes

• Swinging uncontrolled so the shoulders take the strain.
• Skipping progressions; build up with hanging knee raises and leg raises first.

Alternatives

• Hanging leg raise
• Hanging knee raise
• Cable crunch
• V-up
• Ab wheel rollout

Watch a video demonstration on YouTube

“How to do Toes To Bar: Simple Progression!” by WODprep (opens YouTube)

General technique guidance, not individual advice. Stop if something hurts and talk to a professional about injuries.