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Lying Alternate Leg Extension

Expert Advice

Keep your lower back pressed into the floor to prevent strain and ensure your core muscles are doing the work.

How-to-do Steps

  1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
  2. Extend one leg out straight just above the floor while keeping the other knee bent.
  3. Hold the position briefly, then return to the starting position.
  4. Alternate legs and repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Details

Primary
Quads
Quads50%
Hamstrings
Hamstrings50%
Secondary
50%Quads50%Hamstrings
Equipment
Body weight
Body weight
Exercise Type
Strength