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Knee Across The Body

How to do the Knee Across The Body with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

BeginnerStatic
Primary muscles

Glutes

Secondary

Abductors, Lower Back

Equipment

Bodyweight

Step by step

How to do the Knee Across The Body

  1. 1

    Lie down on the floor with your right leg straight. Bend your left leg and lower it across your body, holding the knee down toward the floor with your right hand. (The knee doesn't need to touch the floor if you're tight.)

  2. 2

    Place your left arm comfortably beside you and turn your head to the left. Imagine you have a weight tied to your tailbone. let your tailbone fall back toward the floor as your chest reaches in the opposite direction to stretch your lower back. Switch sides.

In Ascend

Log it, see it on your body.

Every Knee Across The Body set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your glutes volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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