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Seated Hip Abduction Machine
Demonstration
3D animation · looped · Vital Animations
Exercise Details
- Equipment
- Hip abduction machine
- Sets & Reps
- 3-4 sets × 12-15 reps · rest 60 s
- How to do it
- Back on the pad, outer thighs against the pads; the gluteus medius opens the legs to maximum range; 1-second hold at the end; return to light tension without crashing; body does not side-bend.
- Common mistakes
- Leaning forward for leverage, releasing too fast, tiny range
Muscles Worked
Other Exercises for the Same Muscle
Lateral Band Walk · Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift · Side-Lying Leg Raise
See the Gluteus Medius in the 3D anatomy tool →