Core Beginner
Rank #48 of 100
Lying Leg Raise
Flat on your back, raise straight legs to vertical and lower with control — a staple for the lower abdominals.
- Equipment
- None
- Focus
- Brace and control
Muscles worked
- Lower Abs
- Hip Flexors
How to do it well
- 1 Press the lower back into the floor throughout.
- 2 Lower the legs slowly without arching.
- 3 Bend the knees to regress if needed.
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Lower Abs Hip Flexors Grip
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Bicycle Crunch
A rotational crunch alternating elbow to opposite knee, combining flexion with rotation to hit the obliques.
Abs Obliques Hip Flexors