Lying Leg Raise

Danish: Liggende benløft

Movement pattern

Hip flexion

Equipment

Bodyweight

Main muscles

Iliacus, Psoas major, Rectus abdominis

Also works

Rectus femoris

Stabilisers

Transversus abdominis

Muscle groups

Hip flexors, Abdominals

Level

Beginner

Type

Compound, pull

Load

Bodyweight

Logged as

Reps

Related exercises

Alternatives: Hanging Knee Raise, Hanging Leg Raise

Easier version of: Dragon Flag

Opposing movement: Assisted Pistol Squat, Bird Dog, Bodyweight Forward Lunge, Bodyweight Reverse Lunge, Bodyweight Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift, Bodyweight Squat, Burpee, Cycling, Glute Bridge, Jump Squat, Lateral Jump, Lateral Lunge, Marching Glute Bridge, Pistol Squat, Reverse Plank, Shrimp Squat, Single-Leg Feet-Elevated Glute Bridge, Single-Leg Glute Bridge, Sprint, Superman

Other names

German: Beine heben · Spanish: Levantamiento de piernas · French: Levées de jambe

Liftosaur: Flat Leg Raise, Bodyweight · wger: Leg Raise, Leg Raises, Lying · free-exercise-db: Leg Lift

Also called: Leg Lift, Leg Raise, Leg Raises, Lying Leg Lift, Lying Leg Raises, Lying Lying Leg Raises

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Identifier: https://overachiever.eu/kg/exercise/lying-leg-raise

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