Exercise Guide

Side Bridge Hip Abduction

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Exercise Visual

Side Bridge Hip Abduction

Abductors Body Weight

beginner

Category

upper legs

Body Part

upper legs

Equipment

body weight

Target

abductors

Instructions

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Prop yourself up on your forearm, keeping your elbow directly below your shoulder.

  3. 3

    Engage your core and lift your hips off the ground, creating a straight line from your head to your feet.

  4. 4

    While keeping your core engaged, lift your top leg as high as possible without rotating your hips.

  5. 5

    Pause for a moment at the top, then lower your leg back down.

  6. 6

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

Muscles

GlutesAbductorsObliques

Movement Data

Role

abductor

Pattern

squat

Priority

4/10

Variation Rank

Workout Split

legs

Classification

Isolation

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