Side lying hip adduction (male) exercise demonstration
Side lying hip adduction (male)

Exercise

Side lying hip adduction (male)

Side lying hip adduction (male) is a easy exercise. It trains quads.

Muscles
QuadsGlutesHamstrings

Detailed explanation

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 adductors 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.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Lie on your side with your legs straight and stacked on top of each other.

  2. 2

    Place your bottom arm under your head for support.

  3. 3

    Engage your adductors and lift your top leg as high as possible without rotating your hips or leaning backward.

  4. 4

    Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your leg back down to the starting position.

  5. 5

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch sides.

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