Hanging Windshield Wiper
Also known as: Hanging Windshield Wipers, Windshield Wipers (Hanging)
Hanging Windshield Wiper is a compound strength exercise using body only that trains the abdominals.
StrengthBody OnlyExpertCompoundPull
Primary muscles: Abdominals
Secondary muscles: Forearms, Lats
How to do it
- Hang from a pull-up bar with an overhand grip and raise your legs until your feet point up toward the bar.
- Keeping your legs together and your arms straight, rotate your hips to bring both legs down toward one side.
- Stop as your legs approach horizontal, then rotate back through the middle and over to the other side.
- Keep alternating under control without swinging, then lower your legs to finish.
Track it with MyoAmigo
MyoAmigo pre-fills every set of the Hanging Windshield Wiper from last time, charts your estimated 1RM trend so you can see strength move without testing a true max, and flags a stall with a concrete fix. It also credits this work toward your weekly Abdominals volume on the MyoMap heatmap. New to the movement? Start with picking a working weight and progressive overload.
