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Bent Leg Kickback kneeling
Muscles involved
The bent leg kickback from kneeling drives your heel to the ceiling. It isolates the glutes without equipment.
How to do it
- Position yourself on all fours with knees aligned with your hips.
- Keep your right knee bent at 90 degrees.
- Lift your right leg until aligned with your torso, contracting your glutes.
- Lower your knee almost to the floor and repeat.
Equipment required
Muscles worked
Tips
- Keep your back straight and neck aligned during the kick. - Lift your leg by contracting your glute, not by arching your lower back. - Lower your knee controllably, almost touching the floor.
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Bent Leg Kickback kneeling: which muscles does it work?
Bent Leg Kickback kneeling mainly works: Glutes. It also involves: Gluteus maximus.
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