Legs · Cable
Reverse Squat Cable Lying Hip Flexion
How to do the reverse squat cable lying hip flexion, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Lie on your back facing a low cable column with an ankle strap or bar at your feet. Pull both knees up toward your chest against the resistance in a reverse-squat motion, then press them back out under control.
- 1Hip flexors and lower abs pulling both knees in
- 2Lower back staying flat against the floor
- 3Controlled tension as you press the legs back out
Common mistakes
- Do not let your lower back arch off the ground
- Do not use momentum to swing the knees in
- Do not let the cable snap your legs back too fast
Muscles worked
The reverse squat cable lying hip flexion mainly works the hip flexors and lower abs, with the upper abs, quads, obliques, and adductors assisting.
- Hip FlexorsPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- QuadsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- AdductorsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- GlutesMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
Kovo programs the reverse squat cable lying hip flexion 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.