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Stretching Foam Roll

Adductor

The Adductor foam roll targets the muscles along the inner thigh. From a face-down position, one leg rests over the roller while you slowly move between the upper inner thigh...

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Stretching

Adductor/Groin

The Adductor/Groin exercise is a partner-assisted stretch for the inner thighs. You lie on your back with your legs raised while a partner supports your ankles or feet. After...

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Strength Bands

Band Hip Adductions

Band Hip Adductions are a standing exercise for the inner thighs. A low anchored band is secured around one ankle, and the working leg moves inward across the body against the...

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Plyometrics

Carioca Quick Step

The Carioca Quick Step is a lateral footwork drill that combines a crossover step with a knee drive. The adductors, abductors, glutes, calves, hamstrings, quadriceps, and abdo...

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Stretching

Groin and Back Stretch

The Groin and Back Stretch is a seated dynamic mobility drill performed with the soles of the feet together and knees opened outward. The torso curls forward briefly before re...

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Stretching Body Only

Groiners

Groiners are a dynamic bodyweight drill performed between a push-up position and a deep, wide-foot landing near the hands. Although categorized as stretching, the movement use...

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Strength Machine

Hip Adductor

The Hip Adductor machine trains the muscles that bring the thighs toward the midline. The adductors provide the main effort, while the glutes and hamstrings assist with hip an...

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Plyometrics Body Only

Lateral Bound

The Lateral Bound is a side-to-side plyometric exercise that pushes off one leg and lands on the other. The glutes, quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, abductors, and adductors wo...

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Plyometrics Other

Lateral Box Jump

The Lateral Box Jump moves upward and sideways onto a box positioned beside the athlete. The glutes, quadriceps, calves, hamstrings, abductors, and adductors produce the jump...

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Plyometrics Other

Lateral Cone Hops

Lateral Cone Hops are repeated sideways jumps over a row of low barriers. The lower-body muscles work together to create lateral force, clear each cone, and absorb the followi...

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