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§ L · Exercises · AdductorsUpdated 2/2026

Sitting Wide Leg Adductor Stretch

This exercise improves adductor flexibility and helps improve hip control in wide stances.

Muscle group
Adductors
Equipment
Bodyweight
Exercise type
Stretching
Technique
Basic technique

Muscles worked

§ 01 · Muscles
Primary muscle
Adductors

How to perform

§ 02 · Steps
  1. 01

    Sit on the floor with your legs spread wide. Keep your knees straight and your toes pointing up.

  2. 02

    Place both hands on the floor between your legs and use them for light support with the elbows nearly straight.

  3. 03

    Lengthen your spine, keep the chest open, and lean slightly forward from the hips until you feel the stretch in the inner thighs.

  4. 04

    Breathe calmly and hold the position for 20–40 seconds without forcing yourself deeper.

  5. 05

    Come out of the stretch in control by easing the forward lean and slowly bringing the legs closer together.

How to get started at the gym

§ 03 · SisuLift

Sitting Wide Leg Adductor Stretch is ready to go in the SisuLift exercise library. The app builds you a program, suggests starting weights and shows this same animation during your workout at the gym.

  • ·A ready training program based on your goal
  • ·Starting weight suggestions and automatic progression
  • ·Set logging and rest timer at the gym
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Tips

§ 04 · Tips

Keep your weight even on the sit bones and let the hands support the position instead of pushing you forward. Maintain straight knees and a long spine throughout the stretch.

This exercise improves adductor flexibility and helps improve hip control in wide stances.

More exercises: Adductors

§ 05 · Same muscles

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