abdutor machine

JustJennie1

my gym does not posses this machine....... so any other alternative for this workout for thighs?

Buy the ankle cuffs and use those on the cable machine. It actually works better than the ab/adductor machines. Also you can do the back kicks with it too. Those really isolate the butt.

DavPul

Buy the ankle cuffs and use those on the cable machine. It actually works better than the ab/adductor machines. Also you can do the back kicks with it too. Those really isolate the butt.

ankle cuffs are a terrific idea. but not for no gym

staplebug

There's another exercise you can do in addition to squats. Lie on the floor on your side like you're going to do a side plank. Bring your top leg forward so your heel is facing the wall in front of you, and lift. The higher you lift, the better. Grab an 8lb and rest it on your outer thigh to give it more resistance. Repeat on the other side. Using your own body weight is a better option anyway

Jonesie1984

Omg that's a thing of beauty :-) I'm still trying to convince my trainer at the gym to let me off the damned machines and onto the freeweights (which I'm using at home!!!) Apparently I have to 'build up muscle strength before trying to lift free weights' - only another 3 months left on my contract ;-)

^^ get rid of this trainer they're an idiot lol..

They already said it but barbell compound lifts with do the trick with less social awkwardness lol

PriceK01

ankle cuffs are a terrific idea. but not for no gym

Tee hee

That_car_is_full_of_balloons

good for your gym for not having that worthless piece of claptrap. you do not need four exercises (abduct, adduct, extend, curl) to work a muscle group that does one primary thing.

Look for this machine. It's all you gonna need.



you can thank me later

whats the purpose of the front part? wont the barbell hit that when you squat down?

smittieaj

good for your gym for not having that worthless piece of claptrap. you do not need four exercises (abduct, adduct, extend, curl) to work a muscle group that does one primary thing.

Look for this machine. It's all you gonna need.



you can thank me later

whats the purpose of the front part? wont the barbell hit that when you squat down?

The bar on the front is adjustable for height. While I haven't engineered a weight rack, I bet that the bar would be nice to have if you are planning on missing a rep.

jmzz1

thanks guys for such great response........


for the people who are being said not to do free weights ........... even my trainer says so but the reason behind him saying this is that our skin expands if we lift heavy using free weights or machines......... he is dead against lifting heavy since he says the moment u stop lifting your skin expands and there will be inch gain

IS HE RIGHT...... ?......... Should i klift heavy or just do cardio according to him.......... advice please

jmzz1

good for your gym for not having that worthless piece of claptrap. you do not need four exercises (abduct, adduct, extend, curl) to work a muscle group that does one primary thing.

Look for this machine. It's all you gonna need.



you can thank me later

i do have this smiths machine in my gym but with a different architecture....... will definitely try it out.......if my above comment u say that it is fine to lift heavy and your skin wont expant after leaving it

RobinV_Seattle

good for your gym for not having that worthless piece of claptrap. you do not need four exercises (abduct, adduct, extend, curl) to work a muscle group that does on primary thing.

Look for this machine. It's all you gonna need.



you can thank me later

Omg that's a thing of beauty :-) I'm still trying to convince my trainer at the gym to let me off the damned machines and onto the freeweights (which I'm using at home!!!) Apparently I have to 'build up muscle strength before trying to lift free weights' - only another 3 months left on my contract ;-)

That's so funny - I've had two different personal trainers and, with the exception of occasionally using the TRX or cable systems (and the calf-lift one for my shin splints,) it's always free weights, kettlebells or body weight. I wouldn't know how to use most of the machines if I had to.

mich1902

My trainer got me started on machines 3 weeks ago when I just joined. I did explain my goals etc He did say the machines weren't a forever thing. I was given lunges with dumbells and a couple of sets of bicep curls going into a shoulder press as well as the machines. He said just to stick with the weight I started with, that first day I struggled my last few reps but after 3 x a week and 3 weeks in I was a sneakly so and so and upped that weight and i'm now finding that becoming comfortable soon. I am seeing him this coming Wed and will be demanding some compound moves!

MGSR

thanks guys for such great response........


for the people who are being said not to do free weights ........... even my trainer says so but the reason behind him saying this is that our skin expands if we lift heavy using free weights or machines......... he is dead against lifting heavy since he says the moment u stop lifting your skin expands and there will be inch gain

IS HE RIGHT...... ?......... Should i klift heavy or just do cardio according to him.......... advice please

I'm definately not an expert, but I lift heavy (for me, I'm still quite weak but getting there!) and have lost inches, not gained. There is also loads of other women's heavy lifting sucess stories on here who have lost loads of inches by lifting heavy and not doing any cardio.

DavPul

thanks guys for such great response........


for the people who are being said not to do free weights ........... even my trainer says so but the reason behind him saying this is that our skin expands if we lift heavy using free weights or machines......... he is dead against lifting heavy since he says the moment u stop lifting your skin expands and there will be inch gain

IS HE RIGHT...... ?......... Should i klift heavy or just do cardio according to him.......... advice please

Am I gonna have to travel the country and fire ALL the personal trainers? What's wrong with these people. I mean, even if the trainer is complete idiot, for job security reasons he/she should not be spouting off nonsense like this."If you work with me effectively your skin will get an inch bigger." How does a trainer sell his services with that pitch?

FIND A NEW TRAINER

danimalkeys

thanks guys for such great response........


for the people who are being said not to do free weights ........... even my trainer says so but the reason behind him saying this is that our skin expands if we lift heavy using free weights or machines......... he is dead against lifting heavy since he says the moment u stop lifting your skin expands and there will be inch gain

IS HE RIGHT...... ?......... Should i klift heavy or just do cardio according to him.......... advice please

Does the guy look like a stick? If so, there's your answer. There is more to being fit than being thin with a six pack. I had a six pack when I was 18 and didn't do a thing, I was 150lbs of nothing. Find a new trainer!

danimalkeys

agreed squats. Although i don't feel in on my inner thighs even when i do squats, lunges, deads, etc.

The only thing that burns inbetween my thighs in the hip abductor machine.

Try a low-bar squat with your legs and feet at about 30 degree angles, and get your thighs below parallel. You'll feel it.

I am stealing this photo and posting it everywhere

Quoted for all those who think your back should be straight up and down when you squat. This is great form here! Notice her back is flat/slightly arched and her head is up. This is what you want to concentrate on, not trying to stay straight up and down!

And as far as the burn between your inner thighs- try some ointment lol. :bigsmile:

JustJennie1

Am I gonna have to travel the country and fire ALL the personal trainers? What's wrong with these people. I mean, even if the trainer is complete idiot, for job security reasons he/she should not be spouting off nonsense like this."If you work with me effectively your skin will get an inch bigger." How does a trainer sell his services with that pitch?

FIND A NEW TRAINER

That's what happens when becoming a "personal trainer" is an internet click, a quick test, and a weekend course away.

My sister is a PT and some of the things she tells me blows my mind. Never mind the fact that when my husband used to go to the gym she's a manager at he used to have to correct HER on the exercises she was giving people AND she doesn't lift heavy because she doesn't want to get bulky.


All this information can be yours in a weekend course!!

Bikini27

thanks guys for such great response........


for the people who are being said not to do free weights ........... even my trainer says so but the reason behind him saying this is that our skin expands if we lift heavy using free weights or machines......... he is dead against lifting heavy since he says the moment u stop lifting your skin expands and there will be inch gain

IS HE RIGHT...... ?......... Should i klift heavy or just do cardio according to him.......... advice please

Am I gonna have to travel the country and fire ALL the personal trainers? What's wrong with these people. I mean, even if the trainer is complete idiot, for job security reasons he/she should not be spouting off nonsense like this."If you work with me effectively your skin will get an inch bigger." How does a trainer sell his services with that pitch?

FIND A NEW TRAINER

No one listen to DavPul. He is out to make everyone feel bad about them selfs and give bad advice to make himself feel better. He's just a sad little black boy who probably doesn't even know who is father is. It's hard going through life with that many insecurities so to make up for it he makes fun of anyone he can get his hands on. Probably a little bit of small **** syndrome too. Maybe your muscles from all that "heavy" lifting you do will distract someone for long enough to think you actually know what you're talking about.

Sooooo.....how do you really feel here?

taso42

No one listen to DavPul. He is out to make everyone feel bad about them selfs and give bad advice to make himself feel better. He's just a sad little black boy who probably doesn't even know who is father is. It's hard going through life with that many insecurities so to make up for it he makes fun of anyone he can get his hands on. Probably a little bit of small **** syndrome too. Maybe your muscles from all that "heavy" lifting you do will distract someone for long enough to think you actually know what you're talking about.

Seems legit.

imhungry2012

Article from women's health: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/gym-exercise-machines

Seated Hip Abductor Machine

What it's supposed to do: Train outer thighs.

What it actually does: Because you are seated, it trains a movement that has no functional use. If done with excessive weight and jerky technique, it can put undue pressure on the spine.

A better exercise: Lateral Band Walks

Place a heavy, short, looped resistance band around your legs (at your ankles); sidestep out 20 paces and back with control. This is much harder than it sounds.

sunsnstatheart

thanks guys for such great response........


for the people who are being said not to do free weights ........... even my trainer says so but the reason behind him saying this is that our skin expands if we lift heavy using free weights or machines......... he is dead against lifting heavy since he says the moment u stop lifting your skin expands and there will be inch gain

IS HE RIGHT...... ?......... Should i klift heavy or just do cardio according to him.......... advice please

And you pay this person?

erinsueburns

Aww, the good old good girl/bad girl machine. The only use I have for those is the one that force your legs spread wide. I put some weight on there and use it as a stretching machine.

DavPul

No one listen to DavPul. He is out to make everyone feel bad about them selfs and give bad advice to make himself feel better. He's just a sad little black boy who probably doesn't even know who is father is. It's hard going through life with that many insecurities so to make up for it he makes fun of anyone he can get his hands on. Probably a little bit of small **** syndrome too. Maybe your muscles from all that "heavy" lifting you do will distract someone for long enough to think you actually know what you're talking about.

this is a good start. but surely you can do better

ninerbuff

With the exception of leg extensions, leg curls and some cables (and those who may have ailments that require sitting to exercise), as a PT I have my clients start off with free weights. Your PT isn't very well versed if they can't start you off with a free weights program.

A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

ninerbuff

thanks guys for such great response........


for the people who are being said not to do free weights ........... even my trainer says so but the reason behind him saying this is that our skin expands if we lift heavy using free weights or machines......... he is dead against lifting heavy since he says the moment u stop lifting your skin expands and there will be inch gain

IS HE RIGHT...... ?......... Should i klift heavy or just do cardio according to him.......... advice please

You're trainer is full of **** then. I swear the fitness industry needs to have better standards these days before allowing BS like this to be passed on as correct information. The average person can pass any PT test with a little studying. Implementing correct technique and programs come from YEARS of actual experience and correctly updated information.

A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

shortchange1

thanks guys for such great response........


for the people who are being said not to do free weights ........... even my trainer says so but the reason behind him saying this is that our skin expands if we lift heavy using free weights or machines......... he is dead against lifting heavy since he says the moment u stop lifting your skin expands and there will be inch gain

IS HE RIGHT...... ?......... Should i klift heavy or just do cardio according to him.......... advice please

Ask your trainer what his certification is (I.e. ACE, NASM etc.), or if he IS certified because this is the biggest load of crap I've ever heard...and I've been a Personal Trainer for 12 years!

danimalkeys

thanks guys for such great response........


for the people who are being said not to do free weights ........... even my trainer says so but the reason behind him saying this is that our skin expands if we lift heavy using free weights or machines......... he is dead against lifting heavy since he says the moment u stop lifting your skin expands and there will be inch gain

IS HE RIGHT...... ?......... Should i klift heavy or just do cardio according to him.......... advice please

You're trainer is full of **** then. I swear the fitness industry needs to have better standards these days before allowing BS like this to be passed on as correct information. The average person can pass any PT test with a little studying. Implementing correct technique and programs come from YEARS of actual experience and correctly updated information.

A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

Sounds like the people in my field who go get a bunch of paper certifications and can't troubleshoot their way out of a wet paper bag when something breaks. Book smarts is not equal to real world experience!