barbell sitted alternate leg raise

A waist exercise targeting the abs, performed with barbell.

barbell sitted alternate leg raise demonstration
barbell sitted alternate leg raise β€” demonstration

Body part

Waist

Equipment

Barbell

Target muscles

Abs

Secondary muscles

Hip Flexors

How to do barbell sitted alternate leg raise

  1. Sit on a bench with your back straight and hold a barbell across your thighs.

  2. Keeping your legs straight, lift one leg up as high as possible while keeping the other leg on the ground.

  3. Lower the raised leg back down and repeat with the other leg.

  4. Continue alternating legs for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Abs

Secondary

Hip Flexors

Related exercises

All waist exercises β†’

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