Cable Hip Raise

Instructions Preparation Attach cable ankle straps to both ankles. Lie supine on floor, mat, or bench and grasp support. Execution Raise legs by flexing hips while flexing knees until hips are fully flexed. Raise hips from floor by flexing waist. Return until waist, hips and knees are extended. Repeat. Comments Rectus Abdominis and Obliques only contract dynamically if actual waist flexion occurs. With no waist flexion, Rectus Abdominis and External Oblique will only act to stabilize the pelvis and waist during hip flexion. It may be necessary to completely flex the hips before waist flexion is possible. See Spot Reduction Myth and Lower Ab Myth. Also see Cable Leg Raise.

Classification  Utility: Basic  Mechanics: Compound  Force: Pull Muscles Target Rectus Abdominis Synergists Iliopsoas Tensor Fasciae Latae Pectineus Sartorius Adductor Longus Adductor Brevis Obliques Dynamic Stabilizer Rectus Femoris