Legs · Bodyweight · Isolation · Beginner
Leg Lift
PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Glutes
- Also working
- Hamstrings
How to do it
- While standing up straight with both feet next to each other at around shoulder width, grab a sturdy surface such as the sides of a squat rack or the top of a chair to brace yourself and keep balance.
- With or without an ankle weight, lift one leg behind you as if performing a leg curl but standing up while keeping the other leg straight. Breathe out as you perform this movement.
- Slowly bring the raised leg back to the floor as you breathe in.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
- Repeat the movement with the opposite leg.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the glutes as its main muscle and is also a push, on a different piece of equipment.
Other glute exercises
- Knee Across The Body · Bodyweight
- Kneeling Jump Squat · Barbell
- Kneeling Squat · Barbell
- Lying Glute · Bodyweight
- One Knee To Chest · Bodyweight
- One-Legged Cable Kickback · Cable
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