CalixDescription
The leg raise is a strength training exercise which targets the iliopsoas (the anterior hip flexors). Because the abdominal muscles are used isometrically to stabilize the body during the motion, leg raises are also often used to strengthen the rectus abdominis muscle and the internal and external oblique muscles.
Muscles
Primary muscles
- Obliques
- Abs (rectus abdominis)
Secondary muscles
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Description and images from the open wger exercise database, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (authors: Gianluca Vespignani (imported from Feeel), Clément Mondon (imported from Feeel), Luis Alfredo Figueroa Bracamontes (imported from Feeel), BFad07, Gabriel Tandil (imported from Feeel), floris van den bosch (imported from Feeel)). Translations by Calix are shared under the same license. Muscle diagrams: wger project (AGPL-3.0).