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One Knee To Chest

How to do the One Knee To Chest with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

CompoundBeginnerStatic
Primary muscles

Glutes

Secondary

Hamstrings, Lower Back

Equipment

Bodyweight

Step by step

How to do the One Knee To Chest

  1. 1

    Start off by lying on the floor.

  2. 2

    Extend one leg straight and pull the other knee to your chest. Hold under the knee joint to protect the kneecap.

  3. 3

    Gently tug that knee toward your nose.

  4. 4

    Switch sides. This stretches the buttocks and lower back of the bent leg and the hip flexor of the straight leg.

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Every One Knee To Chest 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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