incline leg hip raise (leg straight): technique and muscles worked

Animated demonstration of incline leg hip raise (leg straight)

How to do this exercise

Step:1 Lie on an incline bench with your back flat against the bench and your legs extended straight out in front of you.
Step:2 Place your hands on the sides of the bench for support.
Step:3 Engaging your abs, lift your legs off the bench, raising them as high as you can while keeping them straight.
Step:4 Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your legs back down to the starting position.
Step:5 Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Equipment: Body weight
Body part: Abdominals
Target muscle: Rectus abdominis
Secondary muscle: Transverse abdominis Internal obliques External obliques

Hypertrophy grade

Good7 / 10

Nemeo’s take

The incline of the bench significantly increases the resistance relative to the ground, because gravity acts on the legs from the start of the movement. This exercise creates enormous tension on the rectus abdominis (lower part) and the hip flexors (iliopsoas). The growth potential is high, but the limiting factor is often technique: many practitioners pull with their legs without actually rolling the pelvis, which shifts the tension from the abs to the lower back.

This catalog score reflects Nemeo’s assessment of the exercise’s muscle-building potential. It is not a standardized scientific rating or a personalized recommendation.

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