Lying Floor Abduction Adduction
Expert Advice
Keep your movements slow and controlled, focusing on using your inner and outer thigh muscles rather than momentum.
How-to-do Steps
- Lie on your side with your legs stacked and body in a straight line.
- Lift your top leg up towards the ceiling in an abduction movement.
- Lower your leg back down to the starting position.
- Now, cross your top leg over the bottom leg and lift the bottom leg in an adduction movement.
- Return to the starting position and repeat for the desired number of repetitions before switching sides.
Details
Primary
Quads33%
Lats33%
Glutes24%
Secondary
Hamstrings10%
Equipment
Body weight
Exercise Type
Strength
