← All exercises Exercise Side-Lying Hip Abduction Isolation | Intermediate
Lying on one side with the legs stacked and straight, the top leg is raised toward the ceiling, a simple floor-based isolation exercise for the glute medius.
Tips & instructions Instructions
Keep the toes pointing forward, not up, so the movement stays true hip abduction rather than drifting into hip flexion.
Progression
Add an ankle weight or a resistance band around the ankles once high-rep bodyweight sets stop producing fatigue.
Exercise demonstration video Muscle groups Primary: Glute Med
Secondary: Abductors
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