Not exact matches
Although traditionally only deadlift and lunges are
used for training the hip extensors (medial and lateral hamstrings, gluteus maximus, and adductor
magnus), there is evidence that some exercises emphasize each of these muscle groups to a different extent, and also that some exercises target different regions within each of the muscles more than others.
Similarly, studies in normal healthy males
using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans have reported very high values for the adductor
magnus of around 599.2 ± 79.4 cm ³ and much smaller values for the adductor longus (182.5 ± 18.0 cm ³) and the other adductors (from 72.0 ± 9.1 to 111.3 ± 16.6 cm ³)(Miokovic et al. 2012).
Although very few studies have explored muscles
using functional MRI, one study has investigated the differences between the leg curl and lunge within the adductor
magnus, and between regions within the adductor
magnus (Mendiguchia et al. 2013).