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Band Hip Adductions

Band Hip Adductions, start position
Start
Band Hip Adductions, end position
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FrontBack
Primary
Main muscles
Adductors

How to do it

  1. Anchor a band around a solid post or other object.
  2. Stand with your left side to the post, and put your right foot through the band, getting it around the ankle.
  3. Stand up straight and hold onto the post if needed. This will be your starting position.
  4. Keeping the knee straight, raise your right legs out to the side as far as you can.
  5. Return to the starting position and repeat for the desired rep count.
  6. Switch sides.

Swaps on other equipment

Each has the adductors as its main muscle and is also a pull, on a different piece of equipment.

Other adductor exercises

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