Side Plank Leg Raise
Core · obliques · advanced
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FinishHow to do it
Hold a straight-leg side plank and raise the top leg toward the ceiling as high as the hips stay square, then lower it under control without letting the body sag toward the floor.
Muscles worked
Primary: obliques · Also works: glutes, core
Equipment
No equipment
Common mistakes
- Letting the supporting hip drop the moment the top leg lifts
- Swinging the top leg forward in front of the body instead of straight up in line with it
- Attempting this before you can hold a clean 30-second side plank
Variations
- Hold the raised position five seconds
- Add a light ankle band
- Perform from the knees with the top leg straight
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Related exercises
- Pallof Pressobliques
- Side Plankobliques
- Kneeling Side Plankobliques
- Side Plank Hip Dipobliques
- Side Plank Reach Throughobliques
- Copenhagen Side Plankobliques
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