Whats that machine called that girls use to exercise their groin area?

[KONAN]

Went to a gym today cos i im helping my mate in his preparation for the British bodybuilding Championships. Looking around i noticed a lot of guys using the machine that the girls use to tighten up their groin area. Its the machine where they sit down ahave their legs spread, then they have to close together, then open...and so on...Apparentley its quite a common exercise for the guys to use. As this machine was being used for the majority of the time i was there, i decided to improvise and use the cable machine instead. Did you know it works perfectly. If you sit in the middle of the cable machine and attach a cable to each leg then you can perform exactly the same exercise. I did 3 sets of 18 reps. I cant go too heavy cos it not a muscle builder.

 

[P-funk]

hip adduction is moving the legs together.
hip abduction is moving them apart.

 

[BulkMeUp]

It is also called the 'Good girl. Bad girl' exercise.

 

[CowPimp]

It is also called the 'Good girl. Bad girl' exercise.

I've also heard the yes/no machine. Heh.

 

[Dale Mabry]

A dildo.

 

[maxpro2]

http://stephenholtfitness.com/articles/inner_thigh_lies.htm

Inner Thigh Machines Don't Work
Another factor to consider is functional anatomy. What do the inner thigh muscles actually do?

They certainly don’t do the motion that you use on the seated hip adduction machine. Do you know that there isn’t even an official term for movement of the hip in that plane - because it’s unnatural.

The only time that you move your leg like that is when you bring your left leg in when you enter on the driver’s side of the car, and when you pull your right leg out as you exit. That’s about it!

Besides, there are five separate muscles in your inner thigh - each designed to work best when your leg is at different angles.

In the seated hip adductor machine, your leg is positioned in a way that stresses only one of the five adductors - the adductor magnus. The other four muscles are virtually neglected.

The normal, everyday function of the adductors for most people is to pull your thigh back to the neutral position. That is, when your leg moves forward (as in walking), some of these muscles help pull your leg back, and vice versa.

Also, just as important, you use your inner thigh muscles to prevent over-abduction; in other words, you use your adductors to stay balanced whenever you’re on one leg (again, as in walking).

Therefore, the most effective exercises for your inner thighs are those in which you move one leg forward (hip flexion) or backward (hip extension) while standing on one leg (using the adductors as stabilizers).

Direct adductor exercise, however, often has the effect of making the inner thigh muscles adductors discernibly larger - the exact opposite of what most women are trying to accomplish.

Don’t get the impression that seated hip adduction is a complete waste of time; it isn’t. The adductor magnus is a large muscle, therefore the exercise can burn a lot (relatively) of calories.

It just won’t get you the results that you are probably looking for. Be aware of what you are doing and why with this and every exercise that you do.

 

[The13ig13adWolf]

please don't use those machines. waste of time IMO and everyone looks gheigh on them...

 

[LexusGS]

breast pumps.

 

[dontsurfonmytur]

so best way to work inner thighs is squat or legpress with feet wide and pointing outwards?

 

[GFR]

My brain just exploded

 

[CowPimp]

I much prefer doing lateral lunges, lateral stepups, or unilateral movements as opposed to using those machines.

 

[Mudge]

please don't use those machines. waste of time

Lots of world class lifters use those machines.

 

[KONAN]

please don't use those machines. waste of time IMO and everyone looks gheigh on them...

Hey, I sent you such a nice PM and you didnt even reply. That's not nice!