Intermediate exercise

Decline Bench Lying Leg Raise

Also called Decline Leg Raises

  • Muscle Growth
  • Strength
  • Bodybuilding

Technique

How to perform Decline Bench Lying Leg Raise

  1. Lie with your head at the high end of the decline bench and your legs extending beyond the low end.
  2. Hold the handles or leg pads above your head to keep your body from sliding.
  3. Keep a slight bend in your knees and raise your legs toward your torso without changing that knee angle.
  4. Finish with a small pelvic curl that lifts your hips slightly from the bench.
  5. Lower your hips back onto the pad, then lower your legs under control without swinging.
  6. Keep your grip and torso position steady as you repeat.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Rectus Abdominis.

MuscleScoreRole
Rectus Abdominis1.0Target, Mover, Stabilizer
External Oblique0.5Mover, Stabilizer
Internal Oblique0.5Mover, Stabilizer

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