How do you do the Toes to Bar?

Hang from the bar with your hands slightly wider than your shoulders and your toes pointed. Push into the bar with straight arms and lean back slightly. Raise your legs together, as straight as you can, until your toes touch the bar. Lower along the same path without swinging.

What muscles does the Toes to Bar work?

Mainly the abs and hip flexors.

What are common Toes to Bar mistakes?

Kicking or swinging to get the legs up. Bending your knees to shorten the lift. Stopping short of the bar. Letting your shoulders sag up toward your ears.

Toes to Bar: how to do it, form cues and muscles worked

How to do it

Hang from the bar with your hands slightly wider than your shoulders and your toes pointed.
Push into the bar with straight arms and lean back slightly.
Raise your legs together, as straight as you can, until your toes touch the bar.
Lower along the same path without swinging.

Key cues

Active hang
Arms straight, push into the bar
Legs together
Toes to the bar
No kick, stay tight

Common mistakes

Kicking or swinging to get the legs up
Bending your knees to shorten the lift
Stopping short of the bar
Letting your shoulders sag up toward your ears

Muscles worked

Primary: Abs and hip flexors

Equipment

Pull-up bar.

References

BarBend: Toes-to-Bar
CrossFit: The Strict Toes-to-Bar