Outer Thigh Machine

Outer thigh machines vary from gym to gym. Some will be combined with the inner thigh machine, where you pull a level/adjustment to change the direction of resistance. Others will be independant and start with the legs together, resisting you from pushing out

Teaching points

• Position yourself in the machine, with the legs together, supported on the outside of the thigh
  
  
• Sit with the back against the back rest, ensuring there is a curve in the lumber spine
  
  
• Push outwards to separate the legs, as far as you are comfortable
  
  
• Slowly allow the legs to return to the centre

Muscles worked

• Gluteus Medius
  
  
• Gluteus Minimus
  
  
• Tensor Fasciae Latae

Alternative exercises

• Laying hip abduction with a resistance band
  
  
• Standing hip abduction with a resistance band
  
  
• Hip abduction

Related injuries

• Runners knee (Iliotibial band syndrome)
  
  
• Patellofemoral knee pain