Side Lying Hip Abduction from a Side Plank
The side lying hip abduction from a side plank combines two moves to work your glutes and core at the same time.
Here's How to Perform the Side Lying Hip Abduction from a Side Plank:
- Starting with your weak side, assume the same position that you would in a side plank, with your elbow underneath your shoulder, lying on your side.
- Your body should be straight from your head to your knees.
- Straighten out your top leg.
- Drive your knee into the ground and lift yourself.
- Squeeze your glute and then lift your leg, some people feel this more with their foot internally rotated (turned in).
- Perform your reps and then switch sides.
- You may add a band around your legs above or below your knees to increase the difficulty of this exercise.
- You may feel this more in the second leg because the first leg will be working isometrically to hold you still.