Core · Leverage Machine
Lever Outdoor Side Surf
How to do the lever outdoor side surf, 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
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Stand on the outdoor side surf platform and hold the handles with both feet on the board. Swing the platform side to side beneath you, rotating through your hips and waist while keeping your upper body steady. Control the swing in both directions for the set.
- 1Feel your obliques and hips control the side-to-side swing
- 2Keep your upper body steady while the lower half moves
- 3Brace your core to absorb and reverse each swing
Common mistakes
- Do not let the platform fling you; stay in control of the swing
- Avoid leaning your whole torso instead of rotating the hips
- Do not lose your grip or let your feet slide on the board
Muscles worked
The lever outdoor side surf mainly works the obliques and lower abs, with the forearms, lower back, upper abs, glutes, and adductors assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- AdductorsSupport
- LatsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- CalvesMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
Kovo programs the lever outdoor side surf 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.