Legs · Bodyweight
Side Step L Pose
How to do the side step l pose, 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
- Gait
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Step out to one side and, as you plant, raise your arms into an L shape with elbows bent and hands up. Step back to center, lowering the arms, then repeat to the other side in a flowing rhythm. Keep your knees soft and your core braced as you move side to side.
- 1Your glutes and outer thighs working on each side step
- 2Your shoulders setting the L position with control
- 3A steady rhythm shifting weight from side to side
Common mistakes
- Letting your knees cave inward as you step
- Shrugging your shoulders up toward your ears
- Rushing the steps and losing your balance
Muscles worked
The side step l pose mainly works the glutes, with the quads, lower abs, hamstrings, calves, side delts, and adductors assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- QuadsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- HamstringsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
- AdductorsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Mid TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.