Assisted Lying Leg Raise With Lateral Throw Down

AbdominalsAssistedIntermediate
Lie flat on your back on a mat or comfortable surface. Extend your legs straight up towards the ceiling. Keep your arms extended straight out to the sides, parallel to the floor. Lower both legs together slowly towards the right side of your body. Raise your legs back up, keeping them straight, and return to the starting position. Now, lower both legs together slowly towards the left side of your body. Raise your legs back up, keeping them straight, and return to the starting position. Repeat this movement, alternating between lowering your legs to the right and left sides of your body with each repetition.

How to perform the Assisted Lying Leg Raise With Lateral Throw Down

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Assisted Lying Leg Raise With Lateral Throw Down using your assisted.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your abdominals.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your abdominals rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

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