After rolling and stretching the adductors for knees moving inward, the plan needs an isolated drill for an underactive muscle. Which fits the activate step?
- AFoam rolling the TFL and IT band
- BSquat to overhead press
- CSide-lying hip abduction
- DStatic adductor stretch
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Answer
C
Side-lying hip abduction isolates the gluteus medius, a probable underactive muscle when the knees move inward.
A
Rolling the TFL is inhibition of an overactive muscle, not activation.
B
A squat to overhead press is a whole-body integration exercise.
D
Stretching the adductors is the lengthen step already completed.
C
Side-lying hip abduction isolates the gluteus medius, a probable underactive muscle when the knees move inward.