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Knees-on-elbows balance alternatives

Machine taken, missing equipment, or something doesn't feel right? These exercises train the same main muscles as the knees-on-elbows balance, best matches first.

  1. Turkish get-upTrains the abs and front delts, same movement, needs kettlebells.
  2. Forward-leaning plankTrains the front delts and abs, no equipment.
  3. Tucked balance on the handsTrains the front delts and abs, no equipment.
  4. Dip-bar knee raiseTrains the abs, same movement, needs dip bars.
  5. Hanging knee raiseTrains the abs, same movement, needs pull-up bar.
  6. Hanging knee raise with a twistTrains the abs, same movement, needs pull-up bar.
  7. Hanging L holdTrains the abs, same movement, needs pull-up bar.
  8. Hanging leg raiseTrains the abs, same movement, needs pull-up bar.
  9. Kettlebell around the worldTrains the abs, same movement, needs kettlebells.
  10. L-sitTrains the abs, same movement, needs dip bars.
  11. Medicine ball sit-up throwTrains the abs, same movement, needs medicine ball.
  12. Overhead ball throwTrains the abs, same movement, needs medicine ball.

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