1-leg Side Bridge, Top Leg on Bench
1-leg Side Bridge, Top Leg on Bench is a unilateral lower body and mobility exercise training the hip, shoulder, thoracic spine, and lumbar spine across the frontal plane, using Bench.
- Laterality
- Unilateral
- Planes
- Frontal
- Equipment
- Bench
- Primary joints
- Hip · Shoulder · Thoracic Spine · Lumbar Spine
Demo video
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How to perform it
- 1Elbow and palm drive into ground.
- 2Top leg on bench, straight line from shoulders to feet, head looking forward.
- 3Drive away from the ground with arm, bridge off the ground.
- 4Bottom leg either bent or straight but off the ground completely.
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Training profile
Fascial lines
Plane of motion
Training intent
MobilityRehab
Motor Control
Stability
Strength
Power
Tissue LoadingPerformance
Highlighted rungs are where this movement lives on the rehab → performance continuum.
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