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Pilates Leg Pull Front demonstration

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Strength / Bodyweight

Pilates Leg Pull Front

A high plank with alternating leg lifts: the shoulders stay stacked over the wrists while one leg at a time lifts, adding an anti-rotation demand to the plank.

Equipment

Bodyweight

Experience

intermediate

Movement

compound

Primary musclesSecondary muscles

Front Delts · Lower Back · Deep Core

Instructions

  1. 01

    Set up in a high plank with the hands under the shoulders and the body in one line.

  2. 02

    Brace the trunk and squeeze the glutes so the hips cannot rotate.

  3. 03

    Lift one straight leg a few centimetres above hip height without letting the pelvis tilt.

  4. 04

    Lower it under control and repeat with the other leg.

  5. 05

    Keep alternating for the desired number of repetitions.

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