Core·Bodyweight·Compound

Wind Sprints

Core · Bodyweight

Beginner

Body Part

Core

Equipment

Bodyweight

Level

Beginner

Type

Compound

Force

Pull

The Wind Sprints is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Core.

Muscles Worked

Core primary

How to Do the Wind Sprints

  1. 1Hang from a pull-up bar using a pronated grip. Your arms and legs should be extended. This will be your starting position.
  2. 2Begin by quickly raising one knee as high as you can. Do not swing your body or your legs. 3
  3. 3Immediately reverse the motion, returning that leg to the starting position. Simultaneously raise the opposite knee as high as possible.
  4. 4Continue alternating between legs until the set is complete.

Related Exercises

Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.