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Hanging windshield wiper

A isolation exercise for the obliques and abs, with help from the lats. Equipment: pull-up bar.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Hang from the bar and lift the legs up toward it.
  2. Sweep the legs from side to side
  3. Keep the arms straight and the swing small

Muscles worked

Hanging windshield wiper: 3D figure mid-rep with the obliques and abs highlighted

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