Women 20 hanging leg raises - ever possible?

[katie]

I am a 20 year old girl from Austria, basically doing acrobatics and not gymnastics, that's why I have a huge lack in strength!

I want to switch my gym and for the test in June 2014 I need to be able to do 20 hanging leg raises, feet completely to the bar and I need to climb a 3m rope in a pike position, so hands only.

I can currently master about 12 hanging leg raises to vertical (90 degree angle) and I can do 2 pull-ups and 4-5 chin ups.

Can anybody tell me if it is possible to reach that amount of strength in 6 months?
And can you give me a training shedule I can stick to?

I train acro 3 times a week for two hours, but we do very little conditioning, mostly flexibility and skills!
I have no idea about what to do, but we have a pull up bar and a rope in our garden!

I would appreciate any kind of help!

Thanks in advance!

 

[BlairBob]

Answered this over on GB.

 

[Flossyduck]

Absolutely possible, I bet you'll do it in less time than that if you work at it.

I can't give you a training schedule other than just keep working and try and do a few every day. I believe it's better to do them in repeated sets - so ten, then stop and catch your breath, then ten more. Build up from there and try and increase by one or two each week. And it might help to do some v sits, dish shaped leg and arm raises and so on on the floor too. A coach or gymnast will be able to advise better.

But it is definitely possible by June next year, no problem. Good luck.