Inner Thigh Machine

Inner thigh machines vary from gym to gym. Some will be combined with the outer thigh machine, where you pull a level/adjustment to change the direction of resistance. Others will be independant and may or may not include a lever to bring the leg rests close together to make getting into the machine easier.

Teaching points

• Position yourself in the machine, with the legs apart, supported on the inside
  
  
• Sit back against the back rest, ensuring you have an arch in the lower back
  
  
• Squeeze the legs in together
  
  
• Slowly allow them to move apart, under full control, only as far as you are comfortable

Muscles worked

• Adductor Magnus
  
  
• Adductor Longus
  
  
• Adductor Brevis
  
  
• Gracilis
  
  
• Pectineus

Alternative exercises

• Inner thigh using a swiss ball
  
  
• Hip adduction with a resistance band
  
  
• Hip adduction (body weight)

Related injuries

• Groin strain
  
  
• Gilmores groin