Side Lying Groin Stretch

Technique

How to perform Side Lying Groin Stretch

1. Lie on one side with the bottom leg extended along the floor and support your upper body on the bottom forearm.
2. Bend the top knee and take hold of the top leg with your free hand.
3. Guide the top leg upward and outward, away from the bottom leg, while keeping the pelvis controlled.
4. Gradually straighten the top knee as your available range allows, supporting it with your hand rather than pressing it toward the floor.
5. Hold the open position without bouncing, then bend and lower the leg under control.
6. Turn onto the other side and repeat.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Adductor Longus, Adductor Magnus, Gracilis.