Short-Lever Side Bridge
Short-Lever Side Bridge is a unilateral mobility exercise training the hip, shoulder, and lumbar spine across the frontal plane, using Bodyweight.
- Laterality
- Unilateral
- Planes
- Frontal
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Primary joints
- Hip · Shoulder · Lumbar Spine
Demo video
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How to perform it
- 1Get into a forearm side plank on your bottom elbow. Keep your body in a straight line and hold. This short-lever version reduces the challenge compared to a full side plank and is a regression for athletes building up lateral core strength.
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Training profile
Fascial lines
Joints
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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