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How to Do Fire Hydrant — Form, Muscles & Tips

Learn how to do the Fire Hydrant: step-by-step form, muscles worked, body only setup, and common mistakes. Free workout tracker included.

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How to perform this exercise

  1. Start on all fours with wrists under shoulders and knees under hips.
  2. Keeping your knee bent at 90 degrees, raise one leg out to the side as high as possible.
  3. Hold briefly at the top, squeezing the glute.
  4. Lower back to the starting position.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions then switch sides.