Negative Front Lever Raise

The Negative Front Lever Raise is an advanced exercise that targets the upper body and core muscles. It requires significant strength and control.

  1. Begin by hanging from a pull-up bar with an overhand grip.
  2. Engage your core and pull your legs up towards your chest.
  3. Slowly lower your body back to the starting position while maintaining control.
  4. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Negative Front Lever Raise

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Negative Front Lever Raise using your leverage machine.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your abdominals.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your abdominals rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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