On the medial side (closest to the middle) of the thigh, the adductor magnus muscle creates the shape of a large triangle. As an adductor, it contracts and pulls the hip towards the body’s midline.

Adductor and abductor muscles have caused their fair share of muscle confusion for new fitness students. Many exercise movements, whether in a classroom, your own front room or out in the field, are ...

This is Your Quick Training Tip, a chance to learn how to work smarter in just a few moments so you can get right to your workout. There are more than 650 muscles in the human body, but only a handful ...

When it comes to the muscles you need strong to maintain a speedy, pain-free stride, most people think about the quads, hamstrings, glutes, and calves. But another muscle group that plays a role in ...

There are five adductor muscles, the pectineus, adductor brevis and adductor longus (called short adductors) go from the pelvis to the thigh bone and the gracilis and adductor magnus (long adductors) ...