Exercise
Band Seated Hip Abduction
Also known as: resistance band seated hip abduction, banded hip abduction, band abduction, seated band abduction, mini band knees apart
Band Seated Hip Abduction is a isolation exercise for the abductors. Main target: abductors. Also works: gluteus medius. Equipment: bands.
Muscles worked
How to do it
- Sit on a bench with a mini-band looped just above your knees, feet flat on the floor.
- Lean slightly forward and push your knees apart against the band as far as you can.
- Pause at the point of maximum tension, then bring the knees back together under control.
- Repeat for the prescribed number of repetitions.
Similar exercises
Band Hip Abductions
Bands
Abductors
Monster Walk
Bands
Abductors
Hip Flexion with Band
Bands
Rectus femoris
Seated Band Hamstring Curl
Bands
Semitendinosus & semimembranosus
Band Leg Extension
Bands
Quadriceps
Squats - With Bands
Bands
Vastus lateralisVastus medialisGluteus maximus
Alternatives with other equipment
Side Bridge Hip Abduction
Bodyweight
Abductors
Iliotibial Tract-SMR
Foam roll
Abductors
IT Band and Glute Stretch
Other
Abductors
Thigh Abductor
Machine
AbductorsGluteus medius
Barbell Deadlift
Barbell
Lower backGluteus maximusBiceps femoris
One-Legged Cable Kickback
Cable
Gluteus maximus
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