💥Hip Adductor Strengthening💥 🎯 The hip adductors are the “inner thigh” muscles, which stabilize the hip joint and also the inner (medial) part of the knee, and pull the leg/hip inward (medially) 💪🏼 Keeping these muscles strong can not only help with function and performance, but also reduce the risk/likelihood of suffering a groin pull or strain 🚨 In addition, if you have suffered an adductor or groin strain, strengthening the area is essential in order to make a full recovery 🎥 Here I de

Here are two of my favorite exercises for strengthening the adductor muscles. The adductors (inner thigh or groin muscles) are overlooked by many! 👉👉 Follow me if you want a lot of awesome adductor strengthening exercises. 1️⃣ Kneeling Adductor Slides Here is a very simple yet effective exercise for strengthening the adductors. While I’m using sliders, if you are at home you can use towels.⁣ You can also add pillows for more padding. ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣Key points: ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣Slowly slide your knees apart, and t

What is the best squat variation for gluteus maximus and hip adductor hypertrophy? 💪 🅰️ Half Squat 🅱️ Full Squat The answer is ... 🅱️ Full Squat Here’s why: A study by Kubo et al. (2019) compared full squats (140° knee flexion) to half squats (90° knee flexion) over ten weeks. MRI measured muscle volumes before and after training. Findings: 👍 Both squats increased quad equally. 👉 Full squats led to a 6.7% increase in gluteus maximus volume, compared to 2.2% with half squats. 👉 Full squats