Legs · Bodyweight
Left Side Lying Hip Adduction
How to do the left side lying hip adduction, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your left side with your left leg straight and your right leg crossed over in front, foot flat on the floor. Keeping your bottom (left) leg straight, lift it up toward the ceiling as high as you can, then lower under control. Keep your hips stacked and avoid rolling back.
- 1Feel the inner thigh of your bottom leg lift the weight
- 2Keep your hips stacked and your torso braced
- 3Lower the leg slowly rather than dropping it
Common mistakes
- Do not roll your hips backward to cheat the lift
- Avoid swinging the leg with momentum
- Do not let your torso collapse toward the floor
Muscles worked
The left side lying hip adduction mainly works the adductors, with the lower abs, obliques, and hip flexors assisting.
- AdductorsPrimary
- Lower AbsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- GlutesMinor
- HamstringsMinor
Kovo programs the left side lying hip adduction 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 hips & adductors exercises
- How to do the butterfly stretch
- How to do the external rotation
- How to do the cable hip adduction
- How to do the internal rotation
- How to do the cobra pose
- How to do the core scrunch
Last reviewed June 2026.