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
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How to perform it

  1. 1Elbow and palm drive into ground.
  2. 2Top leg on bench, straight line from shoulders to feet, head looking forward.
  3. 3Drive away from the ground with arm, bridge off the ground.
  4. 4Bottom leg either bent or straight but off the ground completely.
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Training profile

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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