Core · Leverage Machine
Lever Lying Leg Raise Bent Knee
How to do the lever lying leg raise bent knee, 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
Lie back on the lever leg-raise machine and hook your bent knees under or against the padded lever. Brace your abs and curl your knees and hips up toward your chest against the resistance, then lower under control to the start.
- 1Curl your pelvis up so your lower abs do the lifting
- 2Keep the movement slow and controlled at the top
- 3Feel a stretch through the abs as you lower
Common mistakes
- Don't swing your legs or use momentum to lift the pad
- Avoid arching your lower back off the pad
- Don't let the weight yank your legs down on the return
Muscles worked
The lever lying leg raise bent knee mainly works the lower abs, with the upper abs, hip flexors, and obliques assisting.
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
Kovo programs the lever lying leg raise bent knee 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.