Hip Clam Shell
Expert Advice
Focus on controlled movements and avoid using momentum. Keep your hips stacked to properly engage your glutes.
How-to-do Steps
- Lie on your side with your legs stacked and knees bent at a 45-degree angle.
- Rest your head on your lower arm, and place your top hand on your hip.
- Keeping your feet together, raise your upper knee as high as you can without shifting your hips.
- Pause at the top, then slowly lower your knee back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions before switching sides.
Details
Primary

Glutes67%
Secondary

Quads33%
Equipment
Body weight

Exercise Type
Strength