Abductor Machine
What is this machine?
Loitontajalaite on kuntosalilaite, joka kuormittaa ensisijaisesti Glutes.
The exercise suits a beginner: the range of motion is guided and you can start light.
On a machine the range of motion is guided, which makes it safe to train alone — but the settings must be adjusted to your own body, or the movement will be felt in the wrong place.
Key facts
Primary muscleGlutes
Secondary muscles–
Equipmentkuntosalilaite
Movement patternlower body
Difficultyeasy
Video📱 Luio
Instructions and video are in the app
This page tells you what the machine is. Step-by-step instructions, common mistakes and a video of the movement are in the Luio app — the video shows the range of motion that text cannot describe.
Open in the app⚠️ Most common mistake: Rolling the hips back to lift the leg higher, which lets the hip flexors take over from the glute medius. Lifting the leg too fast, which removes the time-under-tension that builds the glute. Pointing the toes up instead of flexing the foot, which shifts the work off the side hip. Letting the top hip drift forward — kills the side-glute contraction and turns the lift into a leg swing.
💪 Where you should feel it: Mainly in the Glutes.
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