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Adduction Vs. Abduction: The Fitness Terms You’re Probably Mixing Up—And Why It Matters

Ever heard the words abduction and adduction in relation to your workouts? These two similar-sounding terms describe opposite movements that are key to improving strength, mobility, and injury ...
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Abduction vs. Adduction: Two Sides of the Same (Critical) Fitness Coin

Can you crack a watermelon by squeezing it between your thighs? Having that level of inner and outer thigh strength isn’t exactly necessary, but working on your abduction vs. adduction strength will ...
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Abduction vs adduction: what’s the difference and why it matters for your workouts

Ever heard the words abduction and adduction in relation to your workouts? These two similar-sounding terms describe opposite movements that are key to improving strength, mobility, and injury ...
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Hip Adduction Exercises Are the Secret to Lower-Body Strength and Mobility. Here Are 5 Moves to Try

You may think of your hips as bones or the focus of pop songs (cue: Shakira, Shakira), but they’re so much more than that. The hip joint is quite complex, including about 20 different muscles 1 that ...
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Is hip adductor or abductor strength in healthy athletes associated with future groin pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective To systematically review the association between hip adduction and abduction strength, and adduction-to-abduction strength ratio in healthy athletes with the occurrence of future groin pain ...