What is a good Hanging Leg Raise?
For a 180 lb male, an Intermediate Hanging Leg Raise is about 18 reps. Advanced starts around 31 reps. Enter your own bodyweight below to get the exact standard and FVCP rank.
Competition results, gym submissions, and reader logs stay labeled separately so the ranking source is clear.
A solid (Intermediate) Hanging Leg Raise for a 180 lb male is about 18 reps. Use the calculator below to convert your own Hanging Leg Raise into an FVCP percentile for your bodyweight. An Advanced lifter at this weight reaches 31 reps.
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How strong is your Hanging Leg Raise? Compare your max reps against standards for 21 bodyweight categories, from Beginner to Elite.
How Many Hanging Leg Raise Should You Be Able to Do?
A fit adult man at about 180 lb should be able to do around 18 Hanging Leg Raise in one set, which is an Intermediate result. An advanced lifter does 31+, and an elite lifter reaches 46 or more.
Hanging Leg Raise rep targets for a 180 lb man, by training level:
Men vs women: a 180 lb man should do about 18 Hanging Leg Raise at an Intermediate level, while a 140 lb woman should do about 15.
By age: at an Intermediate level a 30 year old does about 18 Hanging Leg Raise, dropping to about 13 by age 50. See the By Age tab for every band.
What counts as a good number? Anything at or above the Intermediate target puts you past the beginner and novice bands for your bodyweight. Beginners often start with fewer than one and build up; clearing the Advanced number is a strong target for trained gym lifters.
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How Strong Is Your Hanging Leg Raise?
That clears the median for this bodyweight and gives you a useful benchmark for the next tier.
Illustrative: a normal-distribution model anchored to the real Beginner to Elite percentile thresholds for your bodyweight. The marker shows where your rep count falls, not a measured frequency count.
Reader Data Is Still Building
We do not have enough reader-submitted Hanging Leg Raise entries yet to publish a stable crowd benchmark. Until then, this panel shows the Intermediate standards baseline only:
Baseline figures for a 180 lb male at Intermediate level, from the standards table. This is not reader-submitted data. So far readers have logged a lift here.
How Much Should You Hanging Leg Raise?
Use this table to find the standard closest to your bodyweight. The tiers are standards, not claims about reader submissions.
How a male lifter's expected 1RM scales with bodyweight at each level. Exact numbers in the table below.
| BW (lbs) | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | < 1 | 2 | 16 | 33 | 52 |
| 120 | < 1 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 51 |
| 130 | < 1 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 50 |
| 140 | < 1 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 50 |
| 150 | < 1 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 49 |
| 160 | < 1 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 48 |
| 170 | < 1 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 47 |
| 180 | < 1 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 46 |
| 190 | < 1 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 45 |
| 200 | < 1 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 44 |
| 210 | < 1 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 43 |
| 220 | < 1 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 42 |
| 230 | < 1 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 41 |
| 240 | < 1 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 40 |
| 250 | < 1 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 39 |
| 260 | < 1 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 38 |
| 270 | < 1 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 37 |
| 280 | < 1 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 36 |
| 290 | < 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 36 |
| 300 | < 1 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 35 |
| 310 | < 1 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 34 |
| 90 | < 1 | < 1 | 10 | 22 | 35 |
| 100 | < 1 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 36 |
| 110 | < 1 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 36 |
| 120 | < 1 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 36 |
| 130 | < 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 36 |
| 140 | < 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 36 |
| 150 | < 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 35 |
| 160 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 35 |
| 170 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 34 |
| 180 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 34 |
| 190 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 33 |
| 200 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 33 |
| 210 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 32 |
| 220 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 31 |
| 230 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 31 |
| 240 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 30 |
| 250 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 29 |
| 260 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 29 |
Is Your Hanging Leg Raise Good?
A quick read on what counts as a good Hanging Leg Raise at each level, for a typical male and female lifter.
Men (180 lb): a good (Intermediate) Hanging Leg Raise is about 18 reps. Advanced lifters hit 31 reps, and Elite is 46 reps.
Women (140 lb): a good (Intermediate) Hanging Leg Raise is about 15 reps. Advanced lifters hit 25 reps, and Elite is 36 reps.
Hanging Leg Raise Rep Targets by Bodyweight and Age
Men: a 180 lb male should do about 18 reps at an Intermediate level.
Women: a 140 lb female should do about 15 reps at an Intermediate level.
By bodyweight (men): A 150 lb lifter does about 18 reps, and a 220 lb lifter does about 17 reps at an Intermediate level. Find your exact bodyweight in the table above.
By age (men): at an Intermediate level a 30 year old male does about 18 reps, while by age 50 the Intermediate standard is about 13 reps. See the By Age tab for every age band.
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How Does Age Affect Hanging Leg Raise Strength?
How Hanging Leg Raise standards change across different age groups. Values represent a 1RM in lbs.
How a male lifter's expected 1RM changes with age at each level. Exact numbers in the table below.
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | < 1 | < 1 | 11 | 25 | 40 |
| 20 | < 1 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 50 |
| 25 | < 1 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 52 |
| 30 | < 1 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 52 |
| 35 | < 1 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 52 |
| 40 | < 1 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 52 |
| 45 | < 1 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 47 |
| 50 | < 1 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 43 |
| 55 | < 1 | < 1 | 10 | 23 | 37 |
| 60 | < 1 | < 1 | 7 | 18 | 31 |
| 65 | < 1 | < 1 | 4 | 14 | 26 |
| 70 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 75 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 80 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 85 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 7 |
| 90 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 4 |
| 15 | < 1 | < 1 | 9 | 20 | 32 |
| 20 | < 1 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 41 |
| 25 | < 1 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 43 |
| 30 | < 1 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 43 |
| 35 | < 1 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 43 |
| 40 | < 1 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 43 |
| 45 | < 1 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 39 |
| 50 | < 1 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 35 |
| 55 | < 1 | < 1 | 8 | 18 | 30 |
| 60 | < 1 | < 1 | 5 | 14 | 25 |
| 65 | < 1 | < 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 70 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 75 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 80 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 7 |
| 85 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 3 |
| 90 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
What Do Hanging Leg Raise Strength Standards Mean?
Stronger than 5% of lifters. You are learning the movement on the Hanging Leg Raise, building the controlled movement pattern and mind-muscle connection needed to train the target muscle effectively.
Stronger than 20% of lifters. You can perform the Hanging Leg Raise with strict form and a smooth tempo. You are adding resistance progressively without sacrificing range of motion or using body English.
Stronger than 50% of lifters. Your Hanging Leg Raise is performed with excellent control and targeted tension. You use RPE to manage isolation work intensity and program it strategically within your training split.
Stronger than 80% of lifters. You have built significant strength on the Hanging Leg Raise through disciplined, progressive training. You employ advanced techniques like drop sets, pauses, and tempo work to continue driving adaptation.
Stronger than 95% of lifters. Your Hanging Leg Raise strength is at the upper end of what most lifters achieve. You have maximized the target muscle development through years of focused, periodized isolation work.
How to Progress Your Hanging Leg Raise
Tier-specific training recommendations to move your Hanging Leg Raise to the next level.
- Train the Hanging Leg Raise 2x per week with slow, controlled reps.
- Focus on full range of motion and eliminating momentum or swinging.
- Keep sets at RPE 6-7 to develop proper movement patterns.
- Build the mind-muscle connection - feel the target muscle working on every rep.
- Increase load progressively while keeping strict form on the Hanging Leg Raise.
- Program 3-4 sets of 8-15 reps at RPE 7-8.
- Add a variation (different grip, angle, or equipment) to address development gaps.
- Place isolation work after your primary compound movements.
- Use drop sets, paused reps, and partial reps to break through Hanging Leg Raise plateaus.
- Train at RPE 8-9 with advanced intensity techniques on your last 1-2 sets.
- Manipulate tempo to increase time under tension without compromising form.
- Manage total volume for the target muscle group across all exercises.
- Maximize Hanging Leg Raise strength through precise programming and fatigue management.
- Use periodized blocks to cycle between volume, intensity, and deload phases.
- Quality of contraction matters more than load at this level.
- Continuous refinement of technique will yield the remaining gains.
How to Perform Hanging Leg Raise
- Start by hanging from a pull-up bar with an overhand grip, your arms fully extended and feet off the ground.
- Engage your core and keep your legs straight.
- Slowly raise your legs until they are parallel to the ground or higher, keeping them straight throughout the movement.
- Hold the top position for a moment, then slowly lower your legs back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, maintaining control and proper form throughout the exercise.
Tips for Hanging Leg Raise
- Avoid swinging your body to maintain tension in the core muscles.
- Keep your movements slow and controlled to maximize muscle engagement.
- If you find it difficult to keep your legs straight, start with bent knees and gradually progress to straight legs.
Where Do These Hanging Leg Raise Standards Come From?
FitnessVolt keeps each data population labeled. Competition percentiles use verified raw meet results where available. Gym percentile tabs use self-reported Symmetric Strength data. Reader-submitted benchmarks appear only after enough entries are logged for this lift.
Standards data last refreshed: March 29, 2026
Is Your Hanging Leg Raise Good for Your Weight?
Use this page to compare your Hanging Leg Raise against clearly labeled standards and percentile datasets. Here is the cleanest way to read it:
- Start with Standards to find the tier closest to your bodyweight.
- Use Gym Percentiles when you want self-reported gym comparisons.
- Use Competition for verified meet-result percentiles where the lift supports it.
- Use By Age when age-segmented gym data is available.
If you do not know your 1RM, use the one rep max calculator to estimate it from any rep set. For example, if you can Hanging Leg Raise 185 lbs for 5 reps, the calculator will estimate your max.
The important rule: do not mix the tabs. Standards, gym percentiles, competition percentiles, and reader logs answer different questions.
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