Abduction
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Abduction/Adduction - Abduction means the action of either removing something or in this case, moving your leg away from the center of the body. (Think absence. Also abnormal, abolish, abolition, abdicate, abandon.) ...
Abduction: The lateral movement of a leg or arm away from the axis of the body.
Abductors: Muscles that on contraction draw a part away from the axis of the body.
Abduction
Movement of a limb away from middle of body, such as bringing arms to shoulder height from hanging down position.
Abs
Abbreviation for abdominal muscles.
Abduction
Movement away from the midline of the body.
Abdomen
The region between the diaphragm and the pelvis.
Abduction - A muscle action that refers to movement that is going away from the midline of the body. The outer thighs are often referred to as the abductors.
LEG ABDUCTION-
Secure tube to an immovable object and wrap the other end around your right ankle. Stand with object to your left and use the wall to hold your balance. With a straight back and tight abdominals, start with legs together.
Leg abductions
You can tone and strengthen your outer thigh muscles with leg abductions.
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Abduction
Movement of a particular limb away from middle of body, i.e., bringing the arm to shoulder height from hanging-down position.
Abs
Slang for abdominal muscles.
Abduction is the biomechanical term for moving a limb AWAY from the midline of the body. In this case, it's moving the thigh away from the center of the body.
Abduction: 45-50 degrees Swing thigh away from midline.
Adduction: 20-30 degrees Bring thigh toward and across midline.
Internal rotation: 40 degrees Flex knee and swing lower leg away from midline.
Leg Abduction Machine
Leg Adduction Machine
This machine works the inner thighs (adduction) and the outer thighs (abduction).
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adductors, thigh several muscles located in the upper part of the inner thigh whose function is to pull the legs towards the midline.
The hip abduction exercise is performed by opening the legs while sitting, thereby pushing a machine's pads resting on the outside of the hips apart. This is an isolation exercise for the gluteus muscles of the hip.
Swiss ball abduction, two sets of 12: Start with elbows under shoulders, slowly roll balls out untilelbows are 90 degrees to torso.
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Low Pulley Abduction, Side leg raises, Seated Hip Abduction machines and the standing multi-hip machines.
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abducted /abduction
Movement of limb away from body mid line or laterally
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Leg Raises with Abduction
Lie face up on the floor with your hands under your butt. Raise your legs up with feet together so they're perpendicular with the floor. Maintain your legs straight throughout the entire exercise.
Isometric Hip Abductions
1. Stand to the side of a sturdy chair or table for support. Your left leg should be next to the back of the chair.
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Side lying hip abduction
Lie on your side and set pelvis so your top hip is stacked above lower hip. Roll shoulders forward a little and brace the abdominals to control pelvic position.
Abduction [back to top] Movement of a limb away from middle of body, such as bringing arms to shoulder height from hanging down position.
Gluteus maximus, medius and minimus or "glutes" - The 3 muscles of the buttocks and hips that extend your thighs forward and to the side (abduction) and rotate your legs at the hips. Walking, running and climbing all work the gluteus maximus.
Standing hip abduction with resistance tubing
Hip abduction walk with resistance tubing
Squat with resistance tubing
Hamstring curl with resistance tubing
Modified push-up
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Its actions are abduction (movement away from the body) and, again, humerus stabilization.
Infraspinatus-the Infraspinatus muscle is the main external rotator (rotation away from the body) of the shoulder joint.
Hips - hip abduction.
Back - pull-ups and pull-downs.
Front of the legs - squats, lunges, leg press and leg extensions.
Back of the legs - calf raises and leg curls.
For some exercises, you don't need machines but just weights.
Extension (move straight arms toward your back)
Abduction (arms away from the body, palms down)
Horizontal abduction (move arms across the chest)
External rotation (put hands behind your head)
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Shoulder is a tri-axial joint capable of multiple motions like flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal rotation and external rotation. This joint has the greatest range of movement of any joint in the body.
1-A. Smith machine squat.
1-B. Smith machine calf raise.
2-A. Hip adduction (inner thigh) machine.
2-B. Hip abduction (outer thigh) machine.
3-A. Leg curl.
3-B. Leg extension.
4. One long set (perimeter of the gym) dumbbell walking lunge.
Other isometric exercises can be designed from such usual exercises as the push up, shoulder raise, squat, calf raise, leg extension, hip extension and hip abduction.
For a complete change you can now do squats, leg curls, and abduction (for the outer thigh). Other changes include;
changing from using a free weight to a machine for a particular exercise.
doing 4 or 5 sets instead of 3.
The adductor and abductor muscles of the thighs help to pull your leg either toward the centre line of your body (adduction) or away from the centre line of the body (abduction).
For example, triceps and biceps versus back and shoulders, etc. What I have been doing is legs three times a week (all different exercises): seated leg press, walking lunges, step ups, leg curl, leg abduction and adduction, leg extensions, ...
is a pair of muscles composed of a short head and a long head. The Biceps originate from the scapula and insert on the radius. The Biceps are responsible for elbow flexion, supination of the forearm, shoulder flexion and sometimes shoulder abduction.
Standing Leg Abduction
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 See also: Extension, Exercise, Adduction, Back, Lateral
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