Hip abductors · Body weight · Beginner
How to do Straight Leg Outer Hip Abductor
The straight leg outer hip abductor is a bodyweight exercise performed lying on your side, targeting the hip abductor muscles. It helps strengthen the outer thighs and hips, and also engages the glutes and hamstrings.
- Primary muscle
- Hip abductors
- Also works
- Glutes and Hamstrings
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Beginner
- Category
- Legs
How to do Straight Leg Outer Hip Abductor, step by step
- Lie on your side with your legs straight and stacked on top of each other.
- Place your bottom arm under your head for support.
- Engage your core and lift your top leg as high as possible without rotating your hips or leaning backward.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your leg back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch sides.
Muscles worked
Straight Leg Outer Hip Abductor works your hip abductors as the main mover, with help from your glutes and hamstrings.
Track Straight Leg Outer Hip Abductor in SPLYT
Straight Leg Outer Hip Abductor 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.
