Hip Abduction (Machine)
How to do it
- Sit in the machine and place the outside of your knees against the pads.
- Start with your knees close together so the first inch of the rep is already loaded.
- Drive your knees apart against the resistance.
- Pause for a beat at the widest point and squeeze the outer hips.
- Return slowly - letting the stack pull your knees shut wastes the hardest part of the rep.
Muscles it trains
Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.
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