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Pilates Leg Pull Back demonstration

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Strength / Bodyweight

Pilates Leg Pull Back

A reverse plank with alternating leg lifts: the hips stay high while one leg at a time is raised, so the glutes and the back of the trunk work against the shifting support.

Equipment

Bodyweight

Experience

intermediate

Movement

compound

Primary musclesSecondary muscles

Triceps · Hamstrings · Rear Delts

Instructions

  1. 01

    Sit with the legs straight and the hands on the floor behind the hips, fingers pointing forward.

  2. 02

    Press into the hands and heels and lift the hips into a reverse plank.

  3. 03

    Keeping the hips level and high, lift one straight leg as far as the pelvis stays still.

  4. 04

    Lower the leg under control and repeat with the other one.

  5. 05

    Finish the set and lower the hips to the floor.

Choose a load and range you can control. These instructions are general guidance, not a substitute for individual coaching.