side plank hip adduction
side plank hip adduction exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: adductors. Equipment: body weight.
- Target muscle
- adductors
- Muscle group
- obliques
- Body part
- upper legs
- Equipment
- body weight
Secondary muscles
obliques, glutes
How to perform
- Start by lying on your side with your legs extended and stacked on top of each other.
- Prop yourself up on your forearm, keeping your elbow directly below your shoulder.
- Engage your core and lift your hips off the ground, creating a straight line from your head to your feet.
- While maintaining the side plank position, lift your top leg towards the ceiling, keeping it straight.
- Slowly lower your leg back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch sides.