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Hip airplane

A compound exercise for the glutes, with help from the abs, hamstrings, obliques. Equipment: no equipment.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Hinge forward on one leg, hands on a wall or support if needed.
  2. Turn the hips open toward the ceiling
  3. Turn them back down, square to the floor

Muscles worked

Hip airplane: 3D figure mid-rep with the glutes highlighted

Equipment

None. You can do it anywhere. See more exercises by equipment.

Alternatives

Exercises that train the same main muscles. See all hip airplane alternatives.

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