In deadlifts and RDLs (Romanian Deadlifts), the hamstring portion of the AM acts as a synergist. If you feel a deep stretch on the inside of your lower thigh during an RDL, that isn't your hamstring—that is your Adductor Magnus begging for attention. The "Mystery Groin Pull" Most athletes fear the "groin pull." But did you know that most proximal (high) groin pulls are actually tears of the rectus abdominis or the pectineus? Distal (low) groin pain near the knee is often the Adductor Magnus.
When people talk about leg strength, the conversation almost always starts and ends with the glutes and the quads. Squat depth? “Squeeze your glutes.” Deadlift lockout? “Drive your hips through.” While the glutes certainly deserve their crown as the king of posterior chain power, there is a silent guardian, a watchful protector lurking deep in your inner thigh: The Adductor Magnus. adductor magnus muscle
Why? Look at a deep squat. As you descend past parallel, your hamstrings actually slacken because they attach above the knee and below the hip. When the knee bends, the hamstring tension drops. However, the Adductor Magnus doesn't have this problem. In deadlifts and RDLs (Romanian Deadlifts), the hamstring
As you descend into a squat, the adductor magnus prevents your knees from caving inward (valgus collapse). It keeps the femur in a neutral alignment relative to the pelvis. Distal (low) groin pain near the knee is
