Core · Leverage Machine
Lever Abdominal Leg Raise
How to do the lever abdominal leg raise, 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 in the abdominal leg-raise machine with your back against the pad and legs under the resistance arm. Brace your core and raise your legs by curling your knees and hips up against the lever, then lower slowly without letting the weight rest.
- 1Lower abs curling your hips up against the lever
- 2Lower back staying pinned to the pad
- 3Slow, controlled lowering to keep tension
Common mistakes
- Arching your back to fling the legs up
- Swinging or using momentum
- Letting the weight stack slam down between reps
Muscles worked
The lever abdominal leg raise mainly works the lower abs and hip flexors, with the upper abs and obliques assisting.
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Hip FlexorsPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- GlutesMinor
Kovo programs the lever abdominal leg raise for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.