Legs · Bodyweight
Bodyweight Side Lying Leg Adduction
How to do the bodyweight side lying leg adduction, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your side and cross your top leg over in front of the bottom leg so it rests flat on the floor. Keep the bottom leg straight and lift it up toward the ceiling, squeezing the inner thigh, then lower with control.
- 1Feel the inner thigh of the bottom leg doing the lift
- 2Keep your core braced and hips stacked
- 3Lower the leg slowly to keep tension on the adductors
Common mistakes
- Don't roll your hips back to make the lift easier
- Avoid using momentum; lift with the inner thigh
- Don't bend the bottom knee to cheat the range
Muscles worked
The bodyweight side lying leg adduction mainly works the adductors, with the lower abs assisting.
- AdductorsPrimary
- Lower AbsSupport
- QuadsMinor
- GlutesMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the bodyweight side lying leg adduction for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
More hips & adductors exercises
- How to do the butterfly stretch
- How to do the external rotation
- How to do the cable hip adduction
- How to do the internal rotation
- How to do the cobra pose
- How to do the core scrunch
Last reviewed June 2026.