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Front Leg Raises

How to do the Front Leg Raises with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

Body OnlyBeginnerPull
Primary muscles

Hamstrings

Secondary

Equipment

Body Only

Step by step

How to do the Front Leg Raises

  1. 1

    Stand next to a chair or other support, holding on with one hand.

  2. 2

    Swing your leg forward, keeping the leg straight. Continue with a downward swing, bringing the leg as far back as your flexibility allows. Repeat 5-10 times, and then switch legs.

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Every Front Leg Raises set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your hamstrings volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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