Lever Standing Hip Abduction

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Instructions Preparation Adjust platform so lever fulcrum is same height as hip articulation. Adjust roller in low position. Face machine and grasp bars to sides. Place outside of thigh against roller pad and shift body weight to opposite leg. Execution Raise leg against roller pad to side by abduction the hip. Return and repeat. Reposition roller pad lever and continue with opposite leg. Comments See ROM Criteria and Spot Reduction Myth.

Classification  Utility: Auxiliary  Mechanics: Isolated  Force: Push Muscles Target Hip Abductors (listed below) Synergists Tensor Fasciae Latae Gluteus Medius Gluteus Minimus Stabilizers Hip Abductors (Opposite)