upper legs#0146
side plank hip adduction
An upper legs exercise for your adductors, done with body weight. Watch the demo, read the tips, then see how many sets and reps suit your goal.
- Target muscle
- Adductors
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Type of move
- Strength
- Difficulty
- Beginner friendly

Tips for any strength move
How to do it well
Warm up the area with a lighter set first.
Move through a range you can control, without pain.
Breathe out on the hard part of each rep.
Stop a rep or two before your form breaks down.
Sets and reps for your goal · beginner
- Lose fat
- 2 × 30 srest 45 s
- Get fitter · your goal
- 2 × 30 srest 60 s
- Build muscle
- 2 × 30 srest 60 s
- Get stronger
- 2 × 30 srest 60 s
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