adductors
Leg-closing muscle group
Adductors are muscles that pull a limb toward the body's midline—the opposite of abductors, which move limbs away.
The term usually refers to the inner thigh muscles that draw the legs together: My adductors are sore from all those squats.
Adductors exist elsewhere in the body, including muscles that move the thumb and fingers inward.
Hip-thigh junction
- pelvisBony basin at waist
- hipFashionable or pelvic joint
- femurUpper leg bone
- medialToward the body's center
minimus · pubis · ischium · innervation · fascia · tendon · insertion · origin
Winged insect from caterpillar
- straddleSit with legs spanning
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
- pilatesControlled movement exercise method
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
Excessive stretching force
- pullForce toward oneself
- tearTo pull apart
- tendinopathyTendon damage from strain
- inflammationProtective tissue response
rehabilitation · recovery · ice · compression · stretching · massage · strengthening · overuse
Field sport with goals
- hockeyStick-and-goal sport
- skatingGliding on blades
- skiingSnow sport on runners
- swimmingLocomotion through water
cycling · gymnastics · ballet · fencing · sprinting · basketball · breaststroke
Process of becoming steady
groin
Hip-thigh junction
medial · minimus · pubis · ischium · innervation · fascia · tendon · insertion · origin · bilateral
butterfly
Winged insect from caterpillar
- straddleSit with legs spanning
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
- pilatesControlled movement exercise method
flexibility · splits · warm-up · cool-down · mobility
strain
Excessive stretching force
- pullForce toward oneself
- tearTo pull apart
- tendinopathyTendon damage from strain
inflammation · rehabilitation · recovery · ice · compression · stretching · massage · strengthening · overuse · acute
soccer
Field sport with goals
swimming · cycling · gymnastics · ballet · fencing · sprinting · basketball · breaststroke
squats
Lowering exercises for legs
- lungesSudden forward movements
stabilization
Process of becoming steady
- leg anatomyleg, legs, thigh, calf, knee
- musclesmuscle, biceps, triceps, abs, hamstrings
- leg fitnesssquats, lunges, calves, quadriceps, quads
- thigh anatomyfemur, thigh bone, quadriceps, hamstrings, femoral artery
- pelvispelvis, pelvic bone, pubic bone, pelvic cavity, pelvic floor
- groin anatomytransversalis fascia, groin strain
adductorsabductors
Those who take unlawfully
gluteus minimus · tensor fasciae latae · deltoid · sartorius · extensors