How to Learn the Tuck Front Lever
The tuck front lever is a horizontal hang from a bar with your knees tucked and your back facing the floor. It develops lat, core and straight-arm pulling strength, the base of the straddle and full front lever.
Tuck Front Lever technique
- Use an overhand or false grip with straight arms
- Pull your shoulders down to engage your lats
- Brace your core and tuck your pelvis slightly
- Pull your knees into a comfortable tuck position
- Lean back until your upper body is parallel to the floor
- Keep your hips level with your shoulders
- Keep your knees and feet together
- Stay still and avoid swinging
Key progressions
These are the main building blocks you work on before the Tuck Front Lever feels solid:
- Skin The Cat
- Band-Assisted Tuck Front Lever Hold
- Tuck Front Lever Negative
The 3-stage training path
In Raw Control the Tuck Front Lever is split into Training 1 → 2 → 3. Each stage is a structured session of four exercises:
Training 1
- Tuck Inverted Hang
- Tuck Inverted Hang Lean Back
- Ball Tuck Front Lever Raise To Negative
- Hollow Body Hold
Training 2
- Front Lever Entry Hold
- Tuck Inverted Hang To Hip Extension
- Band-Assisted Tuck Front Lever Hold
- Tuck Front Lever Negative
Training 3
- Ball Tuck Front Lever Hold
- Full Range Ball Tuck Front Lever Raise To Negative
- Tuck Front Lever Max Hold Attempt
- Ball Tuck Front Lever Pull-Up With A Hold
Exact sets, reps, hold times and rest periods, plus a full-screen HD video for every exercise, are in the app.
Where the Tuck Front Lever fits
Each skill line runs through all three levels. This is the path for the Tuck Front Lever:
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Train the Tuck Front Lever with Raw Control
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