Adductors · Body weight · Advanced
How to do Side Plank Hip Adduction
The side plank hip adduction is a bodyweight exercise that targets the adductors while also engaging the obliques and glutes. It requires maintaining a side plank position while lifting the top leg, challenging both strength and balance.
- Primary muscle
- Adductors
- Also works
- Obliques and Glutes
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Advanced
- Category
- Legs
How to do Side Plank Hip Adduction, step by step
- Start by lying 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 maintaining the side plank position, lift your top leg towards the ceiling, keeping it straight.
- Slowly lower your leg back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch sides.
Track Side Plank Hip Adduction in SPLYT
Side Plank Hip Adduction 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.
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