Flat Bench Lying Leg Raise

How to do Flat Bench Lying Leg Raise, step by step

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.
3. 3This will be your starting position.
4. 4As 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.
5. 5Exhale as you perform this portion of the movement and hold the contraction at the top for a second.
6. 6Now, as you inhale, slowly lower your legs back down to the starting position.

Muscles worked

Main muscle

Abdominals

Equipment

Bodyweight

Sets and reps

How the free programs use it:

• Arnold SplitBeginner swap for Hanging Leg Raise · 3 × 10–15›
• PPL / Arnold HybridBeginner swap for Hanging Leg Raise · 3 × 10–15›

More core exercises

• Cable Crunch›
• Hanging Leg Raise›
• Plank›