Cable Lying Incline Side Leg Raise

Lying on your side on an incline bench with a low cable at the top ankle, lift the leg out against the cable; the bench's angle keeps the cable pulling through the whole raise.

How to do it

Setup

Side-lying on an incline bench, the lower forearm on the pad, the ankle strap on the top leg, the low pulley at your feet.

Steps

Raise the top leg away from the bench against the cable.
Hold the top with the hips stacked.
Lower slowly until the stack almost touches down; finish the side, switch.

Common mistakes

Twisting the hips toward the ceiling: keep them stacked, the foot facing forward. Letting the stack pull the leg down fast: control every lowering. Lying so the cable runs slack at the bottom: move until it pulls from the start.

Breathing

Exhale lifting, inhale lowering.