Lying Floor Leg Raise

Equipment: Bodyweight

Lying Floor Leg Raise

Description

The lying floor leg raise targets the lower abdominal muscles. Here’s how to do it:

  1. Lie flat on your back on a mat with your legs straight and your arms by your sides.
  2. Press your lower back into the mat and engage your core.
  3. Slowly raise your legs towards the ceiling, keeping them straight.
  4. Continue lifting until your legs are perpendicular to the floor or as high as you can go without lifting your lower back off the mat.
  5. Pause briefly at the top, then slowly lower your legs back to the starting position without letting them touch the floor.
  6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Primary Muscles

  • Iliopsoas
  • Rectus Abdominis

Synergistic Muscles

  • Adductor Brevis
  • Adductor Longus
  • Adductor Magnus
  • Obliques
  • Pectineous
  • Quadriceps
  • Sartorius
  • Tensor Fasciae Latae