Core · Leverage Machine
Lever Ab Swing
How to do the lever ab swing, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Leverage Machine
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Sit or stand at the leverage machine with the pad set against your torso and grip the handles. Drive your trunk down and forward against the resistance by crunching your abs, then return to the start under control.
- 1Abs crunching to drive the lever down
- 2A hard squeeze through the midsection at the bottom
- 3Hips and lower back staying anchored to the seat
Common mistakes
- Pulling with the arms instead of the core
- Using momentum to swing through the rep
- Letting the back round sharply at the bottom
Muscles worked
The lever ab swing mainly works the upper abs and lower abs, with the obliques and hip flexors assisting.
- Upper AbsPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- ObliquesSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- LatsMinor
Kovo programs the lever ab swing for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.