Core·Bodyweight·Isolation

Flat Bench Lying Leg Raise

Core · Bodyweight

Beginner

Body Part

Core

Equipment

Bodyweight

Level

Beginner

Type

Isolation

Force

Pull

The Flat Bench Lying Leg Raise is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Core.

Muscles Worked

Core primary

How to Do the Flat Bench Lying Leg Raise

  1. 1Lie with your back flat on a bench and your legs extended in front of you off the end.
  2. 2Place your hands either under your glutes with your palms down or by the sides holding on to the bench. This will be your starting position.
  3. 3As you keep your legs extended, straight as possible with your knees slightly bent but locked raise your legs until they make a 90-degree angle with the floor. Exhale as you perform this portion of the movement and hold the contraction at the top for a second.
  4. 4Now, as you inhale, slowly lower your legs back down to the starting position.

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Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.