Sitting Feet Together Adductor Stretch

Technique:

Sit with the soles of your feet together and bring your feet towards your groin
Hold onto your ankles
Push your knees towards the ground using your elbows
Make sure to keep you back straight and upright

Primary muscles: Adductor longus, brevis, and magnus.

Secondary muscles: Pronator teres. Flexor carpi radialis. Flexor carpi ulnaris. Gracilis. Pectineus.

Injury where stretch may be useful: Avulsion fracture in the pelvic area. Groin strain. Osteitis pubis. Piriformis syndrome. Tendonitis of the adductor muscles. Trochanteric bursitis.

Note: In order to regulate the intensity of the stretch, keep your back straight and increase or decrease the strength placed by your elbows.

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July 04, 2022

Tags: Adductors

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David said:

I’m trying different exercises to increase my hip flexors, my goal is to be able to do a front and full split in a few months, hopefully this exercise will improve my flexibility.

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