Hip Flexion with Band

A beginner compound strength exercise that works the quads, using a resistance band.

Hip Flexion with Band — Starting position Starting position
Hip Flexion with Band — End position End position
Difficulty Beginner
Type Strength
Equipment Resistance Bands
Primary Muscle Quads
AI Rep Counting Log manually

How to Do Hip Flexion with Band

  1. Secure one end of the band to the lower portion of a post and attach the other to one ankle.
  2. Face away from the attachment point of the band.
  3. Keeping your head and your chest up, raise your knee up to 90 degrees and pause.
  4. Return the leg to the starting position.

Muscles Worked

Front

Primary

Where Hip Flexion with Band does most of its work.

Alternatives to Hip Flexion with Band

10 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.

  1. 1 Cable Hip Adduction

    Cable Hip Adduction

    A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the quads, using a cable machine.

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  2. 2 Squats

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  3. 3 Barbell Side Split Squat

    Barbell Side Split Squat

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the quads, using a barbell.

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  4. 4 Barbell Squat

    Barbell Squat

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the quads, using a barbell.

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  5. 5 Barbell Walking Lunge

    Barbell Walking Lunge

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the quads, using a barbell.

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  6. 6 Cable Deadlifts

    Cable Deadlifts

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the quads, using a cable machine.

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  7. 7 Chair Squat

    Chair Squat

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the quads, using a machine.

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  8. 8 Dumbbell Lunges

    Dumbbell Lunges

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the quads, using dumbbells.

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  9. 9 Dumbbell Squat

    Dumbbell Squat

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the quads, using dumbbells.

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  10. 10 Goblet Squat

    Goblet Squat

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the quads, using a kettlebell.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What muscles do hip flexion with band work?

Hip Flexion with Band primarily works the quads.

What equipment do I need for hip flexion with band?

Hip Flexion with Band uses resistance bands.

Hip Flexion with Band: is it suitable for beginners?

Yes. Hip Flexion with Band is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.

What can I do instead of hip flexion with band?

Cable Hip Adduction, Squats, Barbell Side Split Squat train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.

Can Fitnit count my hip flexion with band reps automatically?

Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; hip flexion with band can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.

Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.

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