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"Who this may work well for:

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling & Other Martial Arts - In martial arts, you are often placed in uncomfortable positions that don’t look or feel too pretty. If you know you are going to be on your upper back, with your spine fully flexed, with someone putting their whole bodyweight on your legs, it may be good to do some training that increases your tolerance to such positions, and this may be a good exercise to achieve that.

Sumo Deadlifters / Wide Stance Squatters - It’s not uncommon for people to report “tightness” in their hips/groins when trying to squat or deadlift in a very abducted position. This is generally because you are taking the adductor muscles and placing them in their lengthened position, and then loading them with very high loads. Therefore, you can certainly make the case that building tolerance to such positions with an exercise like this might be a good idea.

Gymnasts / Dancers - If you dance, or do gymnastics, you probably have to get into some pretty contorted positions. Therefore, using this as a “loaded stretch” type of exercise could be a good way to build strength and tolerance in those positions, which may reduce risk of injury when performing.

Field Sports Players - Groin pain is common in field sports athletes (e.g. soccer, GAA), and adductor strengthening exercises can help to reduce risk of injury. This may be one such exercise that could play a role in this."

 

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Book: The Gulag Archipelago - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Podcast: Barbell Medicine Episode 54 - Hormones with Dr. Karl Nadolsky (Endocrinologist)