Hip abductors · Body weight · Intermediate
How to do Side Bridge Hip Abduction
The side bridge hip abduction is a bodyweight exercise that targets the hip abductors, glutes, and obliques. It involves holding a side plank position while lifting the top leg, challenging both strength and stability.
- Primary muscle
- Hip abductors
- Also works
- Glutes and Obliques
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Intermediate
- Category
- Legs
How to do Side Bridge Hip Abduction, step by step
- Lie on your side with your legs extended and stacked on top of each other.
- Prop yourself up on your forearm, keeping your elbow directly below your shoulder.
- Engage your core and lift your hips off the ground, creating a straight line from your head to your feet.
- While keeping your core engaged, lift your top leg as high as possible without rotating your hips.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then lower your leg back down.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch sides.
Muscles worked
Side Bridge Hip Abduction works your hip abductors as the main mover, with help from your glutes and obliques.
Track Side Bridge Hip Abduction in SPLYT
Side Bridge Hip Abduction is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.
