Leg Lift

Leg Lift is a isolation strength exercise using body only that trains the glutes.

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StrengthBody OnlyBeginnerIsolationPush

Primary muscles: Glutes

Secondary muscles: Hamstrings

How to do it

  1. While standing up straight with both feet next to each other at around shoulder width, grab a sturdy surface such as the sides of a squat rack or the top of a chair to brace yourself and keep balance.
  2. With or without an ankle weight, lift one leg behind you as if performing a leg curl but standing up while keeping the other leg straight. Breathe out as you perform this movement.
  3. Slowly bring the raised leg back to the floor as you breathe in.
  4. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
  5. Repeat the movement with the opposite leg.

Track it with MyoAmigo

MyoAmigo pre-fills every set of the Leg Lift from last time, charts your estimated 1RM trend so you can see strength move without testing a true max, and flags a stall with a concrete fix. It also credits this work toward your weekly Glutes volume on the MyoMap heatmap. New to the movement? Start with picking a working weight and progressive overload.

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