The hip adductors include four muscles that that cross the inside of your hip joint: the adductor brevis, adductor longus, adductor magnus and gracilis. Each of these muscles attaches to your pelvis and the inside of the femur, or thigh bone, on the bottom except the gracilis, which attache...
Other Hip Flexors The other muscles included in the hip flexors also contribute to the lying straight leg raise. The other hip flexor muscles include the sartorius, pectineus, tensor fasciae latae, rectus femoris, adductor longus and adductor brevis. All of these muscles are located around the ...
A hip adductor is a type of muscle in the adductor muscle group of the hip. Generally speaking, the hip adductor is designed...
This wider position of the barbell squat engages the adductor group muscles as you lower and lift your torso. The adductor muscles help you move your thighs to your body’s midline and away from your midline. They are also known as the hip adductors and are composed of: Adductor Brevis ...
They work in cooperation with adductor muscles, which move body parts back toward the midline. The most basic movement of many body parts would be impossible without the work of an abductor muscle. Lifting one’s hand at the wrist, for instance, is dependent upon two of these muscles: the...
They work in cooperation with adductor muscles, which move body parts back toward the midline. The most basic movement of many body parts would be impossible without the work of an abductor muscle. Lifting one’s hand at the wrist, for instance, is dependent upon two of these muscles: the...
Get to know the muscles used in a cycling workout, both indoors and outside, and how to create a well-rounded, full-body workout routine.
Adductor Exercises The hip adductors are the muscles on the inside of your leg; keeping these muscles strong can reduce excessive lateral motion of the leg. Position yourself on your side, with the top leg situated behind your body. Lift your lower leg 5 to 6 inches off the floor, holding...
Muscle strains are much more common in some muscles than others. Every “groin pull” is a muscle strain of one or more of your hip adductors, for instance. You can strain virtually any muscle in your body, but the commonly strained muscles are: the hamstrings the rectus femoris (the ...
A fine example is by building your inner thighs using Adductor and Abductor machines. If you are consistent at the gym and your game is strong you know how important simple exercises are over machines. Heavy machine workouts help you to improve your workout and add more bulk to your muscles...