core flexion
Lying Leg Raise
core · hip flexors
bodyweight · beginner
How to do it
- 1Lie on your back with your hands under your hips.
- 2Raise your legs to vertical, then lower them slowly without touching the floor.
What to think about
- Press your lower back into the floor throughout.
What usually goes wrong
- Letting the lower back arch as the legs come down.
Worth knowing
- Bend the knees if you feel it in your lower back.
Watch it
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What the cautions rest on
The safety points above come from these, not from house opinion.
- Strength and muscle gain require progressively increasing demand over time.
- Weight training carries a low injury rate compared with most field and contact sports.
- A rounding lower back under load has not been shown to cause back pain, so RORR treats it as a sign the set is finished rather than as a warning about injury.
Who checked this
Nobody qualified has. These are standard coaching points and ordinary gym safety, written down: how to set the thing up, what to control, and when to stop a set. They are not a clinical opinion and no physiotherapist or strength coach has read them back. If they disagree with somebody who can actually see you lift, believe that person.