Technique
- Stand up and walk your feet out to a position close to your maximum range of motion.
- When reaching the desired working position, place your torso upright.
- Activate your inner thighs by pushing the feet into the ground, as if your were trying to make them slide back in.
Form tips
- The legs should be straight or slightly bent.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Hip adductors
Flexibility
Primary
- Hip adductors
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Adductor longus
- Adductor brevis
- Adductor magnus
- Gracilis
Equipment
Appears in
Strength
Flexibility
Progressions
Middle splits
Elite
Regressions
Supported partial middle split
Novice
Wide horse stance
Novice
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