Core · Leverage Machine
Lever Banded Abdominal Leg Raise
How to do the lever banded 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
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Set up in the abdominal leg-raise machine with a resistance band added to the lever for extra tension. Brace your core and curl your knees and hips up against the band-loaded arm, then lower slowly while keeping the band taut.
- 1Lower abs curling your hips up against the band tension
- 2Lower back staying pinned to the pad
- 3Band fighting you hardest at the top, so finish each rep
Common mistakes
- Arching your back to fling the legs up
- Letting the band snap your legs back down
- Using momentum instead of the abs
Muscles worked
The lever banded 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 banded abdominal leg raise 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.
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Last reviewed June 2026.