Technique
- Go on all fours and straighten one leg to the side.
- Without twisting your torso but only pulling from your leg, lift the straight leg up and down.
Logging: Repetitions done on one side.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Glutes
Secondary
- Pelvis
Flexibility
Primary
- Hip adductors
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Gluteus medius
- Gluteus minimus
Equipment
Appears in
Flexibility
Joint movements
Hipabduction
trains stretches
Progressions
Standing side leg lift
Intermediate
Regressions
Fire hydrant
Beginner
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