Lying Leg Raise Flat Bench

Lie flat on a bench. Grip the sides of the bench for stability. Extend your legs and keep them together. Raise your legs until they are perpendicular to the floor. Lower your legs back down to the starting position. Repeat the exercise for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Lying Leg Raise Flat Bench

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Lying Leg Raise Flat Bench using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your abdominals.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your abdominals rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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