Lying on your side, you lift the top leg and lower it back onto the other. This side-lying leg raise counter follows the top leg and counts each rep out loud.
One leg works at a time here. Pick the leg that goes on top, and the coach calls the switch with a short count-in when it's time to roll over.
Phone setup
Lay the phone sideways (landscape) on the floor, about 2 meters (6 feet) away. All of you must fit in the frame, from head to feet.
Lie on your side facing the phone, with your legs straight and stacked. The leg you pick goes on top.
- At the switch, roll onto your other side, still facing the phone, so the other leg is on top.
Form cues
- Stack your legs. Start with the top leg resting straight on the bottom one.
- Raise the top leg. Lifting it up away from the other leg is the far position of the rep.
- Lower it onto the other leg. Setting it back on the bottom leg completes the rep.
- Face the phone. Stay on your side with your chest toward the camera for the whole set.
Common mistakes
- Letting your legs come unstacked. Start each rep with the top leg resting on the bottom leg, so every lift begins from the same place.
- Rolling onto your back. Stay stacked on your side throughout, and keep your chest turned toward the phone.
- Lifting only a little. A raise that never gets the top leg up and away doesn't reach the far position and isn't counted.
How FitnessBruh counts it
The counter follows the angle at the hip of your top leg, from shoulder to hip to ankle. Legs stacked is the start, the top leg raised is the far position, and lowering it back onto the other leg completes the rep.
One leg works at a time. The counter follows whichever leg you picked; the coach calls the switch with a short count-in, and the set ends after both legs.
Counting begins once you've been lying in position on your side for a moment, so getting down adds no rep. Get up mid-set and it stops until you're back in position. Counting also waits on a steady view of your shoulders and hips.
FAQ
Which way do I face for side-lying leg raises?
Toward the phone. Lie on your side with your legs straight and stacked, and the leg you picked on top.
What happens at the switch?
The coach calls it with a short count-in. Roll onto your other side, still facing the phone, so the other leg is on top.
Where does the phone go for side-lying leg raises?
Sideways (landscape) on the floor, about 2 meters (6 feet) away, with your whole body inside the frame, head to feet.
