Legs · Bodyweight
Abduction Lying Hover Leg Clap
How to do the abduction lying hover leg clap, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Abduction
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your side with your legs straight and stacked, propping your head on your lower arm. Lift the top leg a few inches, then sweep it out and away from your body before bringing it back to tap the bottom leg. Keep your hips stacked and core braced throughout.
- 1Burn on the outside of the top hip and glute as you abduct
- 2Hips staying square, not rolling backward
- 3Controlled tempo out and back, no swinging
Common mistakes
- Don't let your top hip roll back to cheat the lift
- Avoid bending the knee to shorten the lever
- Don't use momentum to fling the leg up
Muscles worked
The abduction lying hover leg clap mainly works the glutes, with the obliques assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- ObliquesSupport
- Lower AbsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- External RotatorsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the abduction lying hover leg clap 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.