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Lying Leg Raise form, muscles worked, and workout tracking

The lying leg raise is a supine core exercise in which the straight legs are lifted from the floor to vertical and lowered again, loading the rectus abdominis and hip flexors, with the greatest challenge in the bottom range where the lever is longest. Lifters use it to strengthen the lower abdominal region and build the pelvic control needed to keep the lumbar spine neutral, progressing later to hanging variations.

Lying Leg Raise illustration

How to do Lying Leg Raise

  1. 1Lie on your back with your legs extended and your hands flat on the floor beside your hips or tucked under your glutes for support.
  2. 2Press your lower back into the floor and brace your core before the legs move.
  3. 3Exhale as you raise both legs together, keeping them straight, until they point toward the ceiling.
  4. 4Inhale as you lower your legs slowly toward the floor, stopping the moment your lower back starts to arch off the ground.
  5. 5Do not swing the legs or bounce off the floor between reps; pause briefly at the bottom, then begin the next controlled raise.

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