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Movement · Upper Legs

Straight Leg Outer Hip Abductor

Lie on your side with your legs straight and stacked on top of each other. Place your bottom arm under your head for support. Engage your core and lift your top leg as high as possible without rotating your hips or leaning backward. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your leg back down to the starting position. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch sides.

TargetAbductors
Equipmentbody weight
Body partUpper Legs

Technique

How to Perform

  1. 1

    Lie on your side with your legs straight and stacked on top of each other.

  2. 2

    Place your bottom arm under your head for support.

  3. 3

    Engage your core and lift your top leg as high as possible without rotating your hips or leaning backward.

  4. 4

    Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your leg back down to the starting position.

  5. 5

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch sides.

Muscles worked

Target and supporting

Target

Abductors

Secondary

GlutesHamstrings

Training plans

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