Hanging Mountain Climber
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Hanging Mountain Climber is a bodyweight core movement. It primarily trains the Rectus Abdominis, with the Hip Flexors and Obliques assisting. In Rebar it is logged as weight × reps, so every set contributes to your volume, your estimated 1RM and your Strength Index. It is also called hanging mountain climbers, bar hang mountain climber.
Movement details
Primary muscle
Rectus Abdominis
Secondary
Hip Flexors, Obliques
Equipment
Bodyweight
Tracked as
Weight × reps
Category
abs
Also known as
hanging mountain climbersbar hang mountain climber
Track your Hanging Mountain Climber
Log it in Rebar and this page becomes your record for the lift: every session, your heaviest set, and estimated-1RM progression over time.
More Rectus Abdominis exercises
Movements whose primary mover is also the Rectus Abdominis.
More core with a bodyweight
Same equipment, same area — useful when the rack is busy.