Cable Standing Leg Raise

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Instructions Preparation Attach cable ankle cuff to one ankle. Stand facing away from low pulley. Step foward with opposite leg so leg with cuff is pulled back. Grasp lateral bars or other prop for support. Execution Raise knee by flexing hip while allowing lower leg to bend back under resistance. When thigh is just beyond horizontal, lower leg until hip and knee is extended. Repeat. Continue with opposite leg. Comments See Spot Reduction Myth and Lower Ab Myth.

Classification  Utility: Auxiliary  Mechanics: Isolated  Force: Pull Muscles Target Iliopsoas Synergists Tensor Fasciae Latae Pectineus Sartorius Adductor Longus Adductor Brevis Stabilizers Rectus Abdominis Obliques Gluteus Medius Gluteus Minimus Quadratus Lumborum Dynamic Stabilizers Rectus Femoris