Legs · Bodyweight
Side Bridge Hip Abduction
How to do the side bridge hip abduction, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Isometric
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Set up in a side plank on your forearm with your body in a straight line and your feet stacked. Hold the bridge while lifting your top leg up and away from the bottom leg, then lower it under control and repeat.
- 1Feel the side glute of your top leg working as you raise it
- 2Keep your hips stacked and lifted off the floor in a straight line
- 3Brace your obliques hard to hold the side plank steady
Common mistakes
- Don't let your hips sag toward the floor
- Avoid rocking your torso to swing the leg up
- Don't let the top leg drift forward; lift straight up
Muscles worked
The side bridge hip abduction mainly works the glutes and obliques, with the lower abs assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- ObliquesPrimary
- Lower AbsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- Side DeltsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the side bridge hip abduction 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.
More glutes exercises
- How to do the agility ladder drill
- How to do the airdyne bike
- How to do the arc trainer
- How to do the assault bike
- How to do the medicine ball atlas stone lift
- How to do the b stance hip thrust
Last reviewed June 2026.