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Bodyweight Hip Abduction
- Main muscle
- Glutes
- Muscle group
- Legs
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
How to do it
- 1Lie on your side with legs stacked and body in a straight line.
- 2Rest your head on your lower arm or prop it up.
- 3Lift your top leg upward, keeping it straight and in line with your hip.
- 4Pause briefly at the top without rolling your hips backward.
- 5Lower the leg back down under control.
Coaching cues
- Keep hips stacked
- Lift straight, not forward
- Control the lower
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