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Lying Leg Raise
The Lying Leg Raise (also known as the Lying Knee Raise) is a great exercise to perform with your ab crunches at the end of your workout.
Muscles Used
| Primary Muscles |
Rectus Abdominis
Also known as: Waist (front), Abdominal, Abs
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| Secondary Muscles |
- Obliques (Sides of the waist)
- Iliopsoas (Hip)
- Tensor Fasciae Latae (Hip)
- Pectineus (Upper Thigh)
- Sartorius (Inner Thigh)
- Adductors (Inner Thigh)
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| Stabilizer Muscles |
- Rectus Femoris (Quads - front of thigh)
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How to perform the Lying Leg Raise
| Technique |
- Sit on a bench, holding the sides firmly.
- Extend your legs out straight.
- Pull your knees into your chest, squeezing your abs at the same time.
- Hold for 2 seconds.
- Slowly return to the starting position.
- Repeat steps 2 - 5 until you've completed the desired number of reps.
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| Number of Reps |
3 sets of 25 reps. Try more reps if you can.
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