Wind Sprints

Wind Sprints — Start position — Start position

Wind Sprints — End position — End position

Region: Lumbar & Core
Equipment: Body Only
Category: Strength
Level: Beginner
Mechanic: compound
Force: pull

Muscles worked

abdominals

Filled = primary · Outlined = secondary

Source: Free Exercise DB (public domain)

How to perform

Hang from a pull-up bar using a pronated grip. Your arms and legs should be extended. This will be your starting position.
Begin by quickly raising one knee as high as you can. Do not swing your body or your legs. 3
Immediately reverse the motion, returning that leg to the starting position. Simultaneously raise the opposite knee as high as possible.
Continue alternating between legs until the set is complete.

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